God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves.

If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.

Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.

Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

No matter how just your words may be, when you speak with anger, you ruin all: no matter how boldly you speak, how fairly reprove, or what not.

When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him.

The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.

To destroy the fetus 'is something worse than murder.' The one who does this 'does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.'

There is nothing colder than a Christian who does not seek to save others.

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.

I am a Christian. He who answers thus has declared everything at once-his country, profession, family; the believer belongs to no city on earth but to the heavenly Jerusalem.

It's easy to judge only on the superficial. It takes a lot more time and work to truly understand.

A surrendered heart leads to greatness. A stubborn heart leads to struggle.

Nurture your relationships and all good things will come to you.

I think that a lot of companies are still amazingly price sensitive.

The beauty to which the Dance ought to aspire is not dependent upon taste or pleasure, but is founded on the immutable laws of Nature.

There are songs and artists now who are trying to do the same thing: be honest to their experiences.

I always think I don't have any songs, I don't have anything I'm working on, and I get in the studio and realize there are 20 things I'm thinking about. It's just kind of second nature.

Take what comes and live life without complaint. What will be, will be. Life is a woman's gift; death is God's.

What is the reason that women servants ... have much lower wages than men servants ... when in fact our female house servants work much harder than the male?

Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.