reliance

The loss of a reliance on others often helpfully forces a more sophisticated rumination that enables the opening of previously unknown avenues.

Without unreservedly surrendering myself to God, whatever place I might raise myself to remains nothing more than a step or possibly two off the hard basement floor of life, for of myself I can be utterly assured that I will never step out of the basement.

Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.

Trust is like a two-way mirror, transparent on one side, with a blind dimness unable to see through on the other side.

You may be operating from the belief that you must do everything yourself because no one will ever be there for you. Or you may think that if you never speak up you__l avoid being rejected. Both these fears no longer apply to you today as an adult. If you never reach out for help, you will continue to deprive yourself.

Just because someone is a keyholder, does not mean they will always help you unlock the door you want to go through _ no matter how much you think you deserve to go through it. Sometimes you just have to reach out and take it.

Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit.

Only when we cease to rely on our own strength can we discover that God's strength is always there for us.

The heresy of an age of reason,' or some such slovos [words]. 'I see what is right and approve, but I do what is wrong.

By the way, Doctor, I shall want your cooperation.''I shall be delighted.''You don't mind breaking the law?''Not in the least.''Nor running a chance of arrest?''Not in a good cause.''Oh, the cause is excellent!''Then I am your man.''I was sure that I might rely on you.

It may...be judged indecent in me to come forward on this occasion; but when I see a fellow-creature about to perish through the cowardice of her pretended friends, I wish to be allowed to speak, that I may say what I know of her character.

Don't let anyone tell your story. Pick up a pen and write your own.

My books are friends that never fai

If you don__ leave your job, your job will leave you someday

Reliance on other people's knowledge. . . . buys us all a lot of time. It also buys us, in essence, many billions of prosthetic brains.

There are things in life that science will never be able to see. We have to rely on what has been passed from our ancestors, generation to generation.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

No human being can really understand another and no one can arrange another's happiness.