I don't know how to get anything done except getting on my knees and pleading for help and then getting on my feet and going to work.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

God is the designer of the family.

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others

Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.

You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.

Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.

The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.

Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.

Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.

Thus I assume that to each according to his threat advantage is not a conception of justice.

Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be.

Nobody will listen to you unless they sense that you like them.

Happily ever after is a concept I'll never believe in.

Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.

If you can't make yourself understood by your friends, you'll be in trouble when your enemies come for you.

Yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible.

What flaw could you possibly find in his appearance?" "His posture," Hannah muttered. "What about it?" "He slouches." "He's an American. They all slouch. The weight of their wallets drags them over.

Big-heartednes s is the most essential virtue on the spiritual journey.

Lonely trees are not lonely; they have their eternal companies: Songs of the birds; shadows of the clouds; lights of the Moon; whispers of the winds... Lonely trees are not lonely!