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.
This I do know beyond any reasonable doubt. Regardless of what you are doing, if you pump long enough, hard enough and enthusiastically enough, sooner or later the effort will bring forth the reward.
The name of the game is to talk to people. If you don't talk to people, you can't get started...You knock on twenty doors or so, and twenty guys tell you to go to hell, or that they haven't got time. But maybe at the fortieth or sixtieth house you find the one guy who is all you need. You're not going to organize everything; you're just going to get it started.
You could be writing the book that changes your life.
When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not solve your problem.
The truth is, if we have our own reasons for doing something - reasons that we endorse - we're more likely to do it; we're more likely to stick with it.
Don't give in! Make your own trail. Don't moan. Don't complain. Think positively.
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