"God calls us not only to know His Word, but also to pray it."

“To be good we must needs have suffered; but perhaps it is necessary to have caused suffering before we can become better.”

“Heroes, whatever high ideas we may have of them, are mortal and not divine. We are all as God made us and many of us much worse.”

“Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.”

Source : William Ellery Channing (1839). “Self-culture: An address introductory to the Franklin lectures, delivered at Boston, September, 1838”, p.42

“Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.”

“At each stage of development the child needs different resources from the family. During the first year, a variety of experience and the availability of the parents for attachment are primary. During the second and third years, stimulation of language development is critical. During the years prior to school entrance, information that persuades children they are loved becomes critical, and during the school years it is important for children to believe that they can succeed at the tasks they want to master.”

“One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man . .”

“An unlimited amount of ability can develop when parent and child are having fun together.”

Source : Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Mary Louise Nagata (2014). “Ability Development from Age Zero”, p.24, Alfred Music

“There are the goods; if you want them, you can have them. If you do not want them, they would almost rather that you did not come and talk about them.”