Giving up is the ultimate tragedy.- Robert Donovan

A true Christian has a good hope when he looks ahead: the worldly man has none. A true Christian sees light in the distance: the worldly man sees nothing but darkness. And what is the hope of a true Christian? It is just this, - that Jesus Christ is coming again, coming without sin, - coming with all His people, - coming to wipe away every tear, - coming to raise His sleeping saints from the grave, - coming to gather together all His family, that they may be for ever with Him. Why is a believer patient? Because he looks for the coming of the Lord. He can bear hard things without murmuring. He knows the time is short. He waits quietly for the King.~ J.C. Ryle, Holiness: Its Nature, Hindrances, Difficulties, and Roots, “Christ is All”, [Moscow, ID: Charles Nolan Publishing, 2001], 382.

I should have given more praise.- Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington, 1769 - 1852

Wise people learn when they can; fools learn when they must.- Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington, 1769 - 1852

Death is not the end of the road; it is only a bend in the road. The road winds only through those paths through which Christ Himself has gone. This Travel Agent does not expect us to discover the trail for ourselves. Often we say that Christ will meet us on the other side. That is true, of course, but misleading. Let us never forget that He walks with us on this side of the curtain and then guides us through the opening. We will meet Him there, because we have met Him here.- Erwin Lutzer,One Minute After You Die, Moody, 1997, p. 78-79.