Between the humble and contrite heart and the majesty of Heaven there are no barriers; the only password is prayer.

Too many people embrace religion from the same motives that they take a companion in wedlock, not from true love of the person, but because of a large dowry.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.

Disease is the retribution of outraged Nature.

There is no immunity from the consequences of sin; punishment is swift and sure to one and all.

Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

We must not only read the Scriptures, but we must make their rules of life our own.

Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction.

Energy, like the biblical grain of the mustard-seed, will remove mountains.

Theories are always very thin and insubstantial, experience only is tangible.

Because deep down you know that someone needs to keep you out of trouble.

There is beauty in all we know and beauty in all we don't know. Our journey is to love it all.

Have an open mind and an open heart. I'm not this bad person. I'm just doing what I have to do.

Catholic, which I was until I reached the age of reason

What I perceive, is above all justice, where everyone has the same law.

You think him to be your dupe; if he feigns to be so who is the greater dupe, he or you?

Self-pity can make one weep, as can onions.

It is vital that government leaders and financial leaders take heed and broaden their horizons, working to ensure that all citizens have dignified work, education, and healthcare.

I love to lose myself in a mystery to pursue my reason to an O altitudo.

Hung be the heavens with black! Yield, day, to night!