Cast off the burden of sin and you will find within you the upward path that will make your ascent possible.

We notice the person who is for ever bowing and fussily servile, and perhaps say, How humble he is! But the truly humble person escapes notice: the world does not know him.

It is precisely our egoism, our self-centeredness and self-love that cause all our difficulties, our lack of freedom in suffering, our disappointments and our anguish of soul and body.

However weighed down and entangled in earthly fetters you may be, it can never be too late.

It begins here, and has no end, and no earthly power can coerce it; and it is to be found in the human heart.

You must learn to follow privately the Lord's bidding: not to speak empty words, not to adorn yourself, always to obey authority, not to look at a woman with desire, not to be angry and much else.

It is for us to begin. If we take one step towards the Lord, he takes ten towards us -- he who saw the prodigal son while he was at a distance, and had compassion and ran and embraced him.

Remember: there is no place, no community, no external circumstance that is not serviceable for the battle you have chosen. The exception is only such work as directly serves your vices.

This obstinate will to personal happiness is the cause of unrest and division in your soul. Give it up and work against it: the rest will be given you without effort.

Instinct seeks satisfaction. Love is free of all demands.

Say nothing of the new life you have begun or of the experiment you are making and experiences you expect to have. All this is a matter between God and you, and only between you two.

I'm collecting for God. Can you spare a smile?

You were born original don't die a copy

It's as if when you love someone, they become your reason.

Justice waits upon the great, Interest holds the scale, and Riches turns the balance.

I always had a running commentary in my head that was extremely funny and off-center, but I never said it to anyone.

We think very few people sensible, except those who are of our opinion.

There are so many talented young writers named Jonathan, with whom by comparison I suffer terribly.

Love... doesn't happen every day. It doesn't happen at all for some people

Life must be understood before getting old, most preferably, in youth!

Sexual harassment at work... is it a problem for the self-employed?