I am not afraid of a fight I have to do my duty come what may.

Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.

The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.

Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.

Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.

Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.

Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.

You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.

When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.

Above the clouds the sky is always blue.

If all flowers wanted to be roses, nature would lose her springtime beauty and the fields would no longer be decked out with little wildflowers.

No, friends were like clothes: fine while they lasted but eventually they wore thin or you grew out of them.

Happiness is there when you have great imagination and vision, when you take relentless action and love your creation.

If Christ is missing from your life, it isn’t because He is lost.

Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades.

The fear of death is why we build cathedrals, have children, declare war, and watch cat videos online at three a.m.

Ann Winder-Boyle's small-scale encaustic pictures always reward a second look - they have an intriguing edge of darkness about them.

I don't think you ever think of a big city as sweet or community, but there are cities that I think of as charming and particular and interesting cities. I live in one now, Charleston.

Instead of spending money, I earned it.

Narrow life down to what's precious and necessary. In a world of complexity the best weapon is simplicity.

Do you know that drawing with words is also an art... ?