Chastity without charity is a lamp without oil.

The best perfection of a religious man is to do common things in a perfect manner. A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue.

To know much and taste nothing-of what use is that?

Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary.

Come, let us give a little time to folly... and even in a melancholy day let us find time for an hour of pleasure.

Every creature is a divine word because it proclaims God

Any old woman can love God better than a doctor of theology can.

Although you feel tepid, approach with confidence, for the greater your infirmity the more you stand in need of a physician.

Mary seeks for those who approach her devoutly and with reverence, for such she loves, nourishes, and adopts as her children.

It maketh God man, and man God; things temporal, eternal; mortal, immortal; it maketh an enemy a friend, a servant a son, vile things glorious, cold hearts fiery, and hard thing liquid.

The day was so wonderful that Bonaventure thought it would taste like cherry pie if he took a bite of it.

Be sure to lie to your kids about the benevolent, all-seeing Santa Claus. It will prepare them for an adulthood of believing in God.

Understanding who you are is critical for your career advancement. Self-awareness helps you get ahead.

I remember my mean mouth, I remember how wise I thought I was. But I was not wise then. Now I am wise.

You cannot deny the struggle

There was the door to which I found no key There was the veil through which 1 might not see.

The technology at the leading edge changes so rapidly that you have to keep current after you get out of school. I think probably the most important thing is having good fundamentals.

There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.

Emotionally I'm about 13.

Oh, my friends, be warned by me, That breakfast, dinner, lunch and tea, Are all human frame requires.

I'm just getting older and better.