Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Tolerance is understanding. It is open to new light. Those who are tolerant are always eager to explore viewpoints other than their own.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Christmas is not in tinsel and lights and outward show. The secret lies in an inner glow. It’s lighting a fire inside the heart. Good will and joy a vital part. It’s higher thought and a greater plan. It’s glorious dream in the soul of man.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Friendship, awareness, happiness, all of the arts of the good life, are brilliant beads strung on the golden cord of love.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson

In gratitude for God’s gift of life to us we should share that gift with others. The art of giving encompasses many areas. It is an outgoing, overflowing way of life.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Love is the creative fire, the inspiration that keeps the torch of progress aflame.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Love is the dove of peace, the spirit of brotherhood, it is tenderness and compassion, forgiveness and tolerance.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Prayer does not change God, it changes us. It deepens insight, increases intuitive perception, expands consciousness. It transforms personality.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Response is what we have trained ourselves to be; it is a reflection of our manhood, character, ideals. We cannot always control our surface reactions, but we can sit at the helm of our lives and control our responses to the blows of life.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson

Thank God for the creative ideas that enrich life by adding your own creative contributions to human progress.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson

When one has reverence for life, one will never do anything to harm, hinder, or destroy life. Instead one bends every effort to help life to fulfill its highest destiny. One strives to maintain, enhance, and assist life to make the most of itself.

Wilferd Arlan Peterson