Remember, that to change thy mind upon occasion, and to follow him that is able to rectify thee, is equally ingenuous, as to find out at the first, what is right and just, without help. For of thee nothing is required, ti, is beyond the extent of thine own deliberation and jun. merit, and of thine own understanding.

Have you reason? 'I have.' Then why not use it? If reason does its part, what more would you ask?

Always have these two principles in readiness. First, to do only what the reason inherent in kingly and judicial power prescribes for the benefit of mankind. Second, to change your ground, if in fact there is someone to correct and guide you away from some notion.

God give me patience to reconcile with what I am not able to change. Give me strength to change what I can. And give me wisdom to distinguish one from another.

It must have been an endless breathing in: between the wish to know and the wish to praise there was no seam.

I am a believer in sensible choices, so different from many of my own. Also in sensible names for children.

I would trade all of my technology for an afternoon with Socrates.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

Just because something is good doesn't mean we should pursue it right now. We have to remember that the right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing.

Faith isn't about having everything figured out ahead of time; faith is about following the quiet voice of God without having everything figured out ahead of time.

Sometimes when we don't know the answer, it's time to simply be with the question.

If you're a leader, it's important to set aside time to quiet yourself and listen for God's direction.