“suffering is the essence of success!!!”
“The essence of successful discipline is not technique; rather, it is self-confidence.”
“The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.”
“....it is of the very essence of Christianity to face suffering and death not because they are good, not because they have meaning, but because the resurrection of Jesus has robbed them of their meaning.”
“Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success.”
“Stories of the beleaguered Saints and of their suffering and death will be repeated again and again...Stories of their rescue need to be repeated again and again. They speak of the very essence of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”