Age and Aging
Perhaps one has to be very old before one learns to be amused rather than shocked.
Faith
I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels.
Heaven
We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country.
Mistakes
Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.
Praise
Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
Success
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
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