“If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation, that He exists.” IfsGodHumorFunnyLosesHumorousGainsGambleHesitationGod ExistsWagers Author:Blaise Pascal
“A man's moral conscience is the curse he had to accept from the gods in order to gain from them the right to dream.” MenGodDreamOrderAcceptingMoralConscienceGainsCurseMoral Conscience Book:A Faulkner perspective: a companion-guide to the limited first edition of the Selected letters of William Faulkner Source: A Faulkner perspective: a companion-guide to the limited first edition of the Selected letters of William Faulkner
“No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God . . . and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire and which will make us more like our Father and Mother in heaven.” HeartChildrenSoulCharacterGodChristianPainSpiritualMotherSufferingFaithFatherHeavenEducationQualityLordHumilityDevelopmentSorrowWasteGainsExperiencePatienceAdversityEndureWorthyChristian InspirationalTrialsMinistersAcquireEnduranceSpiritual WisdomToilFortitudeOur FatherOvercoming AdversityChild Of GodCharitableTribulationKeep The FaithNo PainPain And SorrowPain Is Temporary Author:Orson F. Whitney
“As you gain elevation [on the mountain] your IQ goes down - but your emotional affect goes up, which is great for having a mythic experience, whether you want to or not.” WantSoulGodSpiritualityEmotionalMountainGainsElevation Author:Stewart Brand