God strikes not as an enemy, to destroy; but as a father, to correct. John H Aughey More Quotes by John H Aughey More Quotes From John H Aughey God brings men [and women] into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse [teach and improve] them. [It is fair and appropriate to get excited about what those lessons and improvements to you will mean for the future happiness of you and those you care about.] John H Aughey deep-water men mean Sensual pleasures are like soap bubbles, sparkling, effervescent. The pleasures of intellect are calm, beautiful, sublime, ever enduring and climbing upward to the borders of the unseen world. John H Aughey climbing sublime beautiful Nothing is eternal but that which is done for God and others. That which is done for self dies. John H Aughey deeds done self The most generous and merciful in judgment upon the faults of others are always the most free from faults themselves. John H Aughey merciful judgment faults God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them. John H Aughey
