Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance, determines your destiny.
—Aristotle
So let us praise Him now, though it may be from under the harrow, from the depths, from anywhere. We shall never have the chance again to love Him in the peace of a great contentment, with the word ringing in our ear, And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in Me.
—Amy Carmichael
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.
—Sun Tzu
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.
—Sun Tzu
“No man ever became holy by chance.
There must be resolve, a desire, a panting after obedience to God, or else we shall never have it.”
If you honor what’s ethical, chances are you won’t have to worry about what’s legal.
—Peter R. Rose
There are always chances for strengthening one another’s hands in God; let us not lose our chances.
—Amy Carmichael
Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
—Henry David Thoreau
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.
—Jean-Paul Sartre
Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance.
—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
No man was ever wise by chance.
—Seneca
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives – choice, not chance, determines your destiny.
—Aristotle
So let us praise Him now, though it may be from under the harrow, from the depths, from anywhere. We shall never have the chance again to love Him in the peace of a great contentment, with the word ringing in our ear, And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in Me.
—Amy Carmichael
Now is our chance to choose the right side. God is holding back to give us that chance. It won’t last forever. We must take it or leave it. – C.S. Lewis
Make ‘To Do’ lists — if you write it down, chances are it’ll get done.
—Peter R. Rose