Today's Thought Gem—March

[Vern]

Difficulties may challenge mediocrity

and defeat the fearful, but they only stimulate

the true children of the Most Highs

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[Vern]

To enjoy privilege without abuse,

to have liberty without license,

to possess power and steadfastly refuse

to use it for self-aggrandizement—these are

the marks of high civilization

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[Vern]

Blind and unforeseen accidents

do not occur in the cosmos. Neither

do the celestial beings assist the

lower being who refuses to act

upon his light of truth

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[Vern]

Effort does not always produce joy,

but there is no happiness

without intelligent effort

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[Vern]

Action

achieves strength;

moderation

eventuates in charm

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[Vern]

Righteousness strikes the

harmony chords of truth,

and the melody vibrates

throughout the cosmos,

even to the recognition 

of the infinite

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[Vern]

The weak

indulge in

resolutions,

but the 

strong act

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[Vern]

Life

is but a

day’s work—

do it well

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[Vern]

The act

is ours;

the consequences

God’s

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[Vern]

The greatest affliction 

of the cosmos is

never to have been afflicted.

Mortals only learn wisdom

by experiencing tribulation

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[Vern]

Stars are best discerned

from the lonely isolation

of experiential depths,

not from the illuminated

and ecstatic mountain tops

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[Vern]

Whet the appetites of your associates

for truth; give advice

only when it is asked for

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[Vern]

Affectation is the ridiculous effort

of the ignorant to appear wise,

the attempt of the barren soul

to appear rich

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[Vern]

You cannot perceive spiritual truth

until you feelingly experience it,

and many truths are not really felt

except in adversity

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[Vern]

Impatience is a spirit poison;

anger is like a stone hurled

into a hornet’s nest

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