Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

“Excellence-moral, ethical, personal excellence-is worth whatever it costs.”

“Real integrity stays in place whether the test in adversity or prosperity.”

“We shouldn't deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.”

“In spite of our high-tech world and efficient procedures, people remain the essential ingredient of life.”

“It's a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.”

“You can choose to be a drag and a burden, or an inspiration and encouragement.”

“The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.”

“Someone has said,"Education is going from an unconscious to conscious awareness of one's ignorance."..No one has a corner on wisdom. All the name-dropping in the world does not heighten the significance of our character. If anything, it reduces it. Our acute need is to cultivate a willingness to learn and to remain teachable.”

“This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness”

“The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.”

“Part of the thrill of guiding children into adulthood is the release. But it's also a parent's greatest act of surrender. Still, you have to let them go. Start now.”

“Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man's or a woman's shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being's day, week, or life.”