Humility may bring you humiliation here on earth, but surely not in heaven.

A genuinely humble person humbles himself even before those who should be humbled by his presence.

Humility is a priceless virtue; however, it takes a lot of self-emptying to cultivate it.

Now a soft kiss - Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss.

Being always right is not always right in the wrong places.

You must never lose the awareness that in yourself you are nothing you are only an instrument. An instrument is nothing until it is lifted.

The flower that you hold in your hands was born today and already it is as old as you are.

Love overcomes, love delights, those who love the Sacred Heart rejoice.

But you can't muscle through a five-hour run that way; you have to relax into it like easing your body into a hot bath, until it no longer resists the shock and begins to enjoy it.

I always worry that knowing too much about a novel or a story early on in writing will close it down - it feels fatalistic in some way.

Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.

In this world of plenty, a tiny baby, who does not yet understand the mystery of the world, is allowed to cry and cry and finally fall asleep without the milk she needs to survive.

It is a great while since I felt the grind of bone under my saw,' he added, smiling with anticipation.