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Lines that did not flatter us
Character
People do not become trustworthy by avoiding the moments that ask for truth.
Courage
Comfort after courage is rest; comfort before courage is escape.
Culture
A society with more comfort than courage will not survive the century.
A patriot tells the truth because love is not the same thing as flattery.
Growth
Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.
Hope
Hope means believing something makes sense regardless of how it turns out.
Reading
A hard book read slowly can become a kind of honest friend.
Repair
The first repair is to stop decorating what happened.
Suffering & Wisdom
Wisdom arrives through suffering and the awful grace of God.
Truth
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
The softer story is usually more expensive than the true one.