Dayspring Encouragement Quotes & Sayings

And to his eyes, casually glancing upward, the silver and black-stemmed birches, with their characteristic tufts, the pale grey boughs of beech, the dark-creviced elm all appeared now as black and flat outlines upon the sky, wherein the white stars twinkled so vehemently that their flickering seemed like the flapping of wings. — Thomas Hardy

All liberty required was that the space for discourse itself be protected. Liberty lay in the argument itself, not the resolution of that argument, in the ability to quarrel, even with the most cherished beliefs of others; a free society was not placid but turbulent. The bazaar of conflicting was the place where freedom rang. — Salman Rushdie

A leader ... is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind. — Nelson Mandela

Textbooks are no longer given to schoolchildren; they're too expensive. So they're given to the teachers, who probably need them more. — Sarah Churchwell

On a TV show, you don't know where the character is going. — Matthew Morrison

Profound peace, spiritual consolation, love of God and love of all things in God - this is the sign that you are on this right path. — Pope Francis