To turn water into wine, and what is common into what is holy, is indeed the glory of Christianity.
Frederick William RobertsonRead
Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is worth doing.
Interpretation
Strong belief in oneself is essential for positive action and meaningful accomplishments.
This quote emphasizes the power of belief in influencing one's actions and accomplishments. It suggests that only when a person possesses a strong faith in their capabilities can they approach tasks with enthusiasm and achieve significant outcomes. The underlying message is that belief is a crucial driver for motivation and success in life.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire students before exams.
To turn water into wine, and what is common into what is holy, is indeed the glory of Christianity.
The one who will be found in trial capable of great acts of love is ever the one who is always doing considerate small ones.
No one can be great, or good, or happy except through the inward efforts of themselves.
In these two things the greatness of man consists, to have God dwelling in us as to impart His character to us, and to have Him dwelling in us, that we recognize His presence, and know that we are His, and He is ours. The one is salvation; the other, the assurance of it.
The office of poetry is not to make us think accurately, but feel truly.
There are three things in the world that deserve no mercy, hypocrisy, fraud, and tyranny.
To do nothing is the way to be nothing.
I felt like a monster reincarnation of Horatio Alger: A man on the move, and just sick enough to be totally confident.
I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective.
I knew well that the only way I could get that door open was to knock it down; because I knocked all of them down.
Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.
Regardless of your past, your tomorrow is a clean slate.
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