Bitter Experience

People have learned by

People have learned by bitter experience that the \”European fraternal union of peoples\” cannot be achieved by mere phrases and pious wishes, but only by profound revolutions and bloody struggles; they have learned that the question is not that of a fraternal union of all European peoples under a single republican flag, but of an … Read more

A woman is not

A woman is not a whole woman without the experience of marriage. In the case of a bad marriage, you win if you lose. Of the two alternatives – bad marriage or none – I believe bad marriage would be better. It is a bitter experience and a high price to pay for fulfillment, but … Read more

Let every one of

Let every one of us cultivate, in every word that issues from our mouth, absolute truth. I say cultivate, because to very few people – as may be noticed of most young children – does truth, this rigid, literal veracity, come by nature. To many, even who love it and prize it dearly in others, … Read more

Can advertising foist an

Can advertising foist an inferior product on the consumer? Bitter experience has taught me that it cannot. On those rare occasions when I have advertised products which consumer tests have found inferior to other products in the same field, the results have been disastrous. David Ogilvy

We cannot rely on

We cannot rely on ourselves, for we have learned by bitter experience the folly of self-confidence. We are compelled to look to the Lord alone. Blessed is the wind that drives the ship into the harbor. Blessed is the distress that forces us to rest in our God. Charles Spurgeon

If things are tough,

If things are tough, remember that every flower that ever bloomed had to go through a whole lot of dirt to get there. The almighty Father will use life’s reverses to move you forward. So do not keep grieving about a bitter experience. The present is slipping by while you are regretting the past and … Read more

God often used bitter

God often used bitter experiences to make us better. Gold can be a helpful servant, but a cruel master. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

It should be no

It should be no surprise that when rich men take control of the government, they pass laws that are favorable to themselves. The surprise is that those who are not rich vote for such people, even though they should know from bitter experience that the rich will continue to rip off the rest of us. … Read more

Do we behave out

Do we behave out of fear of punishment, or out of the demands of our heart? For me, it is the latter, as I would hope is true for all adults, thought I know from bitter experience that such is not often the case. To act in a manner designed to catapult you into heaven would seem transparent to a god, any god,for if ones heart is not in allignment with the creator of that heaven, then… what is the point?
R. A. Salvatore