It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibilities of not doing it. Bill Vaughan More Quotes by Bill Vaughan More Quotes From Bill Vaughan Discipline means protection from one's own wanton interest. Bill Vaughan protectiondisciplinemean Where would the gardener be if there were no more weeds? Bill Vaughan gardenerweedgarden Contraries are cured by contraries. Bill Vaughan behaviourbehaviormanners The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects. Bill Vaughan wisecharactermen Our lives are fed by kind words and gracious behavior. We are nourished by expressions like 'excuse me', and other such simple courtesies. Bill Vaughan kindsimpleexpression A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm. Bill Vaughan happinessbabychildren If any writer thinks the world is full of middle class people of nice sensibilities, then he is out of his mind. Bill Vaughan niceclassthinking Managers at [the nuclear] sector should know that we need diplomacy and not slogans, .. This [is] where we should use all our leverages with patience and wisdom, without provocation and slogans that can give pretexts to the enemies. Bill Vaughan givingenemyneeds The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. Bill Vaughan familyhappyinspirational What is my proudest accomplishment? I went through some pretty difficult times, and I kept my sanity. Bill Vaughan difficult-timessanityaccomplishment Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them. Bill Vaughan nameshomefun American culture has always known success, not suffering, so we've never known what to do with this part of the Bible. The more we succeed, the more we're seduced into thinking we can control everything. We dissect Revelation to get a sense of control over the future. Bill Vaughan sufferingbiblethinking Keep strong if possible; in any case, keep cool. Bill Vaughan caseseventsstrong Optimism, unaccompanied by personal effort, is merely a state of mind and not fruitful. Bill Vaughan optimismeffortmind People who have little to do are excessive talkers. Bill Vaughan behaviourlittlespeople The tax collector must love poor people, he's creating so many of them. Bill Vaughan taxationcreatingpeople A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election. Bill Vaughan freedomhumorousfunny It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts. Bill Vaughan countries-of-the-worldcountrybook My father asserted that there was no better place to bring up a family than in a rural environment.... There's something about getting up at 5 a.m., feeding the stock and chickens, and milking a couple of cows before breakfast that gives you a lifelong respect for the price of butter and eggs. Bill Vaughan couplecountryfather I believe that God will help us to forget things, the memory of which would do us harm, or rather that He will enable us to remember only so much of them as will be for our good, and we, ourselves, not emotionally overwhelmed. The pain endured. The lesson learned. Let it now be forgotten! Face the future with courage, cheerfulness, and hope. Give God the chance and He will make you forget all that it would be harmful to remember. Bill Vaughan painmemoriesbelieve
