“Moments of prayer intruded on by sloth cannot be made up. We may get experience, but we cannot get back the rich freshness and strength which were wrapped up in those moments.”

“Never does a man know the force that is in him till some mighty affection or grief has humanized the soul.”

“No man ever progressed to greatness and goodness but through great mistakes.”

“Life like war is a series of mistakes and he is best who wins the most splendid victories by the retrieval of mistakes.”

“Defeat in doing right is nevertheless victory.”

“Only so far as a man believes strongly mightily can he act cheerfully or do anything worth doing.”

“Only super-efforts count.”

“I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.”

“That is what a well-guarded prayer life can reveal about us, that our trust is not in ourselves but in seeking God's strength for what we do. Prayer is not a substitute for action, but prayer under...”