It's better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.

We were not unmindful of the difficulties involved. So we decided to go through a process of self-purification.

You can't get too high for somebody to bring you down.

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

No matter what circumstances we might face in life, it is possible for us to overcome in the midst of them by taking hold of God's thoughts.

There was no use grieving over what might have been.

Yes, He could have. He could let us go through all of our life, bundlin' us and shelterin' us from anything and everything that would hurt us. I could do that with my petunias, Josh. I could build a box around them and keep them from the wind and the rain, the crawlers and the bees. What would happen iffen I did that, Josh?" I jest shrugged. The answer was too obvious. "They'd never bear flowers," said Auntie Lou.

If you can't fly, then run, if you can't walk run, then walk, if you can't walk, then crawl, but by all means keep moving.

Winds of adversity may have blown through your life. Your world may be falling apart. But if you will look closely enough, you'll see the light of God's faithfulness shining through the debris.

to be able to look life in the face: that's worth living in a garret for, isn't it?

But is has happened, you know. Bear that in mind. Nothing you can do will change it. Time and again, I've found that a good thing to remember.

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.