Great works are performed not by strength but
by perseverance.
--Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
_Rasselas: Prince of Abyssinia_ [1759],
Chapter 13
No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed.
No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is
confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and
power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows
great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
One of the widest gaps in human experience is the
gap between what we say we want to be and our
willingness to discipline ourselves to get there.
--Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969)
_Living Under Tension_ [1941]
The enjoyment of [God] is the only happiness with
which our souls can be satisfied. . . . Fathers
and mothers, husbands, wives, or children, or the
company of earthly friends are but shadows, but
enjoyment of God is the substance.
These are but scattered beams, but God is the sun.
These are but streams, but God is the fountain.
These are but drops, but God is the ocean.
--Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
_The Christian Pilgrim_ [1733]
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