“There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.”
“Then [good manners] must be inspired by the good heart. There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.”
“Scatter joy!”
“We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.”
“The joy is not in the presence of pain, but in the knowledge that God is using our pain to refine us and make us better, not bitter”
“We cry coming into the world, as everyone around us laughs with joy. And we laugh with joy leaving this world, when everyone around us cries.”