Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.

What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.

Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.

Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.

Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.

Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.

Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.

I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.

Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

Old soul cries through the tears of a newborn

Choose joy! Joy is a choice. Joy is a witness. Joy is a therapy. Joy is a habit. If Jesus, who drank so deeply of the world's sorrow, could be filled with so much fun and laughter, then so can I.

One principle reason why men are so often useless is that they ... divide and shift their attention among a multitude of objects and pursuits.

It is my sincere hope that every person in India will experience true freedom of faith, regardless of religion.

Don't worry about what anyone else thinks - write what you must.

There is a mystery in all great writing and that mystery does not dissect out. It continues and is always valid.

I've been on the tour for 23 years and anybody who knows me knows that I am a jokester.

Serious numbers will speak to us always.

However often you may have done them a favour, if you once refuse they forget everything except your refusal.

Christianity... is an Eastern religion.