“The sowing and reaping principle is real. Don’t take shortcuts or attempt to cheat the system.”
"Your father loves you far more than you know. I want what is best for you both, and I want you to do great things in life."
- Thomas Griffin
Love
"People like to think they are rational. They are not, and neither are you. The more deeply you understand this, the better you will understand how the world works."
- Thomas Griffin
Awareness
"Don’t fool yourself. People waste away their precious lives because they cannot bear to accept reality as it is."
- Thomas Griffin
Awareness
"Success is not final, and failure is not fatal. Respect both, and don’t become too heavily attracted to either."
- Thomas Griffin
Balance
"Don’t fight tomorrow’s battles with today’s strength."
- Thomas Griffin
Balance
"What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man."
Morality
"Whether a human being is good or bad, right or wrong, can only be determined based on circumstances."
Morality
"Always let your conscience be your guide."
- Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
Morality
"To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests."
- Matthew Scully
Morality
"When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music."
- Ellen G. White
Morality