“Wrinkled women lifting their faces, chasing their youth. Fat men sucking in bellies. Poor folks putting on airs. Sinners acting like saints. All of us keeping pace with our companions, stepping lively in this dance of deceit.” — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
We just never know. We think we do. We think we have life figured out, and in our arrogance we become hard. But life… — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
“My life is a train of unfinished tasks, one railcar after another of half-finished efforts, with no caboose in sight.” — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
In the end . . . . . . . Stand where we feel led. Stand straight, stand tall, and try to remember that… — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
“If you can go home to someone who loves you, if your children are proud of you, if you can keep your integrity, you’ve… — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
But spirituality, it seems to me, when answering the question, "Why should I be good? Why should I care for others?" says, "Because that is the best, most fulfilling way to live" Whether or not you receive an award or a payment is incidental. You are good and kind and loving because it is right, even though it is difficult… — Philip Gulley Copy Share
We cannot be wise while in the grip of a deep fear. ... This is why demagogues, when seeking our support, will first cause… — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
“When I was in second grade, my teacher, Miss Maxwell, read from The Harmony Herald that one in every four children lived in China. I remember looking over the room, guessing which children they might be. I wasn't sure where China was, but suspected it was on bus route three. I recall being grateful I didn't live in China because… — Philip Gulley Copy Share
“Oddity, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. What one person rejects as lunacy, another reveres as truth.” — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
People feel guilty enough at funerals without having more guilt heaped on. I would prefer a bighearted preacher giving my eulogy, someone inclined to… — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
“There is a moral sturdiness to (hardware store owner) Charley that isn't advertised or boasted about, but is obvious to all who know him… — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
Write letters to your grandmother. She will love it. And leave you money in her will. — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
“Our first night in the house, my wife and I were lying in bed. I was thanking God for my blessings. Thanking God for… — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
