An idea is a curious thing. It will not work unless you do.

God will help us become the people we are meant to be, if only we will ask Him

We must take our troubles to the Lord, but we must do more than that, we must leave them there.

For the mother is and must be, whether she knows it or not, the greatest, strongest and most lasting teacher her children have.

The Bible is a statement, not of theories, but of actual facts... things are not true because they are in the Bible, but they are only in the Bible because they are true.

God's care for us is more watchful and more tender than the care of any human father could possibly be.

Keep your face upturned to Christ as the flowers do to the sun. Look, and your soul shall live and grow

Put together all the tenderest love you know of, multiply it by infinity, and you will begin to see glimpses of the love and grace of God.

The time for universal praise is sure to come some day. Let us begin to do our part now.

This way of seeing our Father in everything makes life one long thanksgiving and gives a rest of heart, and, more than that, a gayety of spirit, that is unspeakable.

If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice, I should advise every one of you straight away to become one. There is no fun for old people like it!

Devil must really hate me a lot because I consistently refuse to give him an opportunity to win over my soul.

The object of our lives is to look at, listen to, touch, taste things. Without them—these sticks, stones, feathers, shells—there is no Deity.

How far away the stars seem, and how far is our first kiss, and ah, how old my heart.

Friends, you and me... you brought another friend... and then there were three... we started our group... our circle of friends... and like that circle... there is no beginning or end.

On balance, after weighing the arguments, I believe that the time has come for Australia to create a new sovereign wealth fund.

I suppose at some point, we all have to decide which memories - real or otherwise - to hold on to, and which ones to let go.

If God doesn't want something for me, I shouldn't want it either. Spending time in meditative prayer, getting to know God, helps align my desires with God's.

If the desires are cut off one by one, then there is peace. When the desires go one by one then there is die-mind. Then there is peace of mind.

The world is not divided into the strong who care and the weak who are cared for. We must each in turn care and be cared for, not just because it is good for us, but because it is the way things are.