If you cannot close the mouth of one who reviles his brother, at least avoid conversation with him.

Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.

The prayer of one who does not consider himself a sinner is not accepted by the Lord.

Above anything, welcome silence, for it brings fruits that no tongue can speak of, neither can it be explained.

Conquer evil people by gentle kindness, and make zealous people wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion.

Love is the fruit of prayer ... Patiently abiding in prayer signifies a man's renunciation of himself. Therefore the self-denial of the soul turns into love for God.

As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the mind of God.

The man with a heart cannot think about or see creatures without his eyes filling up with tears because of the immense compassion which seizes his heart.

Someone who bears a grudge while he prays is like a person who sows in the sea and expects to reap a harvest.

The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregation of men.

This life has been given to you for repentance; do not waste it in vain pursuits.

...being "rather unique" is no more possible than being rather pregnant.

I have this weird sort of Gemini thing where I can really be empathetic and a loving person. But if you piss me off, I can be one of the meanest, most sadistic people.

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism.

Start from wherever you are and with whatever you've got.

I have sung to large crowds since then, and there is a feeling that once you get over 100,000 people, you kind of lose the control element, you don't know if you are really getting through or not.

The body you're given, the mind you're given, the morality and the hang ups you're given, they're yours. Deal with it.

Every man's life is a train made of straw which tries to move on a track made of fire! The very next stop is ashes and dust.

Peter was dull; he was at first Dull; - Oh, so dull - so very dull! Whether he talked, wrote, or rehearsed - Still with his dulness was he cursed - Dull -beyond all conception - dull.

Cause mo better makes it mo better.

I was always one of those guys who was a seeker after truth. I want to know what's going on.