Romans 12:17-21 NIV

17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"says the Lord. 20On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good

Discipline

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Hebrews 12:11 (New International Version)

Proverbs 12:1 NIV

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

Proverbs 20:25 NIV

"It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows." -Proverbs 20:25 NIV

Worry about the consequences of the choices you make before you make them-not afterward.

John Wooden

There is a choice you have to make
In everything you do.
So keep in mind that in the end,
The choice you make, makes you.

D. T. SUZUKI

If you have attained something, this is the surest proof that you have gone astray. Therefore, not to have is to have, silence is thunder, ignorance is enlightenment.

LIN YUTANG

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

THE BUDDHA

“He insulted me, he harmed me, he robbed me, he beat me.” If you think like this, you will suffer. “He insulted me, he harmed me, he robbed me, he beat me.” If you do not think like this, you will not suffer.

JOHN TARRANT

What is the mind like if it’s not occupied with plans and schemes, and fears that the plans and schemes will fail? What if your unexamined beliefs were to fall away and you were to live without them, and also to live without the thought that you had given anything up?

ZEN SAYING

Fire can’t burn fire.

ZEN SAYING

There is no treasure in the deep mountains; he who has no desire for it finds it.