"If I were to be responsible for guiding souls, I would urge everyone to be aware of God's constant presence, if for no other reason than His presence is a delight to our souls and spirit."

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Source : Brother Lawrence (2013). “The Brother Lawrence Collection”, p.59, Simon and Schuster

Brother Lawrence

#Soul Quotes #Live In The Moment Quotes #Delight Quotes

“You can only dance for so long, but you can act until you're dead, so... I fell in love with it and I want to keep doing it and pushing myself.”
“Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers.”

Source : Mary Catherine Bateson (2001). “Composing a Life”, p.6, Grove Press
“The Savior desires to save us from our inadequacies as well as our sins. Inadequacy is not the same as being sinful - we have far more control over the choice to sin than we may have over our innate capacity. . . . A sense of falling short or falling down is not only natural but essential to the mortal experience. Still, after all we can do, the Atonement can fill that which is empty, straighten our bent parts, and make strong that which is weak.”
“Doesn't the world need the painter's praise anymore?”
“If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.”
“When I was growing up, I had a G.I. Joe doll, and now, to see a recreation of my character as an action figure ... it's strange. Because Worf doesn't really look like Michael Dorn without makeup, it's easier to separate myself from these recreations, but it's still strange, flattering, and weird all at the same time.”
“Our very wretchedness grows dear to us when suffering for one we love.”
“I appeal to your own eyes as my witness and judge.”

Source : William Harvey (2006). “The Circulation of the Blood”, p.20, Cosimo, Inc.

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