Authentic prayer changes us, unmasks us, strips us, indicates where growth is needed.

Let nothing Disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; For God alone suffices.

Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.

It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.

Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.

When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.

Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.

We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.

May God protect me from gloomy saints.

As you grow old, if you don't earn some money or inspiration out of your hobby, you will stop pursuing your hobby.

Our glass train, on fragile tracksBeneath bombs that fall like the floodTo wash away the shards—But all this sorrow will recedeAnd we will leaveTwo by twoAnd until then, I will only think of you.

We are such stuff As dreams are made on and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.

Always remember that when a man goes out of the room, he leaves everything in it behind. When a woman goes out she carries everything that happened in the room along with her.

The cabinet has no propositions to make, but orders to give.

Wisely used history can give pleasure and provide us with a useful tool; but we should not become its slaves.

Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don't want it.

Form may be of more account than substance. A lens of ice will focus a solar beam to a blaze.

It's just what people do when they're getting old, when they're sick of themselves and their life; they think of money and take care of themselves.

The more you do stuff, the better you get at dealing with how you still fail at it a lot of the time.