Friendship multiplies blessings and...soothes the soul.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

The purpose of life is life.

The savage bows down to idols of wood and stone the civilized man to idols of flesh and blood.

The well-being and welfare of children should always be our focus.

Uncertainty is a very good thing: it's the beginning of an investigation, and the investigation should never end.

I think you have an obligation to be honest.

One of the quickest ways to a cat's brain is through its stomach.

When I was young, I was extremely scared of dying. But now I think it a very, very wise arrangement. It's like a light that is extinguished. Not very much to make a fuss about

Love is not blind; it simply enables one to see things others fail to see.

Make your lives intensely Eucharistic.

The only real nation is humanity