Pastoral Resources

Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine art; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest in which to reach true excellence.

Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.

As a preacher of the Gospel, our late venerable Bishop must have been heard, to form an adequate conception of his superior excellence and commanding eloquence.

The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.

To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.