"People never realize how much work impacts there self esteem and sense of purpose until they leave a job."

“If I fail to spend two hours in prayer each morning, the devil gets the victory through the day. I have so much business I cannot get on without spending three hours daily in prayer.”

“I like to help others and count it as my greatest pleasure in life to see a person free himself of the shadows which darken his days. These shadows look so thick to him and weigh him down so that when he finds they are shadows and that he can see through them, walk through them and be again in the sun, he is enormously delighted. And I am afraid I am just as delighted as he is.”

“Make sure when anyone tackles you he remembers how much it hurts.”

“The fear of hell, the punishment of sin, how the modern parent revolts from such teaching. Yet I will assert that far from doing us children harm, it was a sure foundation to the world of our confidence, a master girder in our palace of delight.”

“Princess,” he whispered against her ear. “My beautiful, beautiful princess. I want to spoil you. Pamper you. Indulge you.”

“Ah, that tastes nice. Thank you.”

Source : Johannes Brahms' last words said after he had a small glass of wine, April 3, 1897.

“Each person discovers a field of allurements, the totality of which bears the unique stamp of that person's personality. Destiny unfolds in the pursuit of individual fascinations and interests ... By pursuing your allurements, you help bind the universe together. The unity of the world rests on the pursuit of passion.”

Source : "The Universe Is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story". Book by Brian Swimme, 1984.

“Christians need never be sick, any more than they need to be sinful. It is always God's desire to heal you.”