Joan Chittister

"Like the seasons, whether we want this present moment or not, it has a place in our growth that in the end will flower forth in ways we cannot now see."

Joan Chittister

"Life is lived in stages and phases.
  Life can not be defined until you get to the end of it."

Soren Kierkegaard

"Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards."

John Calvin

"Though human beings are carried away by their ambition, yet when we come into the presence of God, all presumption ought to be laid aside."