We can only know one thing about God – that he is what we are not. Our wretchedness alone is an image of this. The more we contemplate it, the more we contemplate him. 2.46K
Finds progress, man’s distinctive mark alone, Not God’s, and not the beast’s; God is, they are, Man partly is, and wholly hopes to be. 916
God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly. 2.09K
We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power… the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. 916
Take a course in good water and air; and in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own. Go quietly, alone; no harm will befall you. 2.71K
Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone; Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done. 823
Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God. 1.16K
When you really believe in God, it gives you a courage, a confidence that enables you to meet the things coming. 1.85K
The courage to be is rooted in the God who appears when God has disappeared in the anxiety of doubt. 1.08K
Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice. 1.4K
Just remaining quietly in the presence of God, listening to Him, being attentive to Him, requires a lot of courage and know-how. 875
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless. 2.51K
Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top. 888
