I have neither permitted, nor shall I permit, the things which have been settled by the holy fathers to be violated by any innovation.

Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife.

The faith by which we live shall never vary in any age . . . for one is the faith which sanctifies the Just of all ages.

No one, however weak, is denied a share in the victory of the cross. No one is beyond the help of the prayer of Christ.

Those who are not good to others are bad to themselves.

A great safeguard is the entire faith, the true faith, in which neither anything whatever can be added by anyone nor anything taken away; for, unless faith be one, it is not the faith.

The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you love will be yours for ever.

The cross of Christ is the true ground and chief cause of Christian hope.

The Child, the Lord Jesus Christ . . . Word in our flesh, Wisdom in infancy, Power in weakness, and in true Man, the Lord of Majesty.

The devil is always discovering something novel against the truth.

Truth, which is simple and one, admits of no variety.

We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us.

I love you, I love you, I love you, I will say it a million more times if I have to.

Professional sports are something they can't control.

You see, I had been riding with the storm clouds, and had come to earth as rain, and it was drought that I had killed with the power that the Six Grandfathers gave me.

Being judgmental is cheap. Any fool can do it.

The mingled incentives which lead to action are often too subtle and lie too deep for us to analyze.

Every time I go to Washington, I break out in a cold sweat. So I try not to spend too much time there.

The thing I see for myself is to be the best ever.

Coming from Australia and playing rugby, you just think that soccer is a bit soft, but I'll tell you what, it's not. It's rough as guts.

Gratitude is a sacred space where you allow and know that a force greater than your ego is always at work and always available.