It is an unhappy lot which finds no enemies.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Words and magic are two powerful forces that can change the world.

Let us not forget: we are a pilgrim church, subject to misunderstanding, to persecution, but a church that walks serene, because it bears the force of love.

From without no wonderful effect is wrought within ourselves unless some interior responding wonder meets it.

Why don't you laugh? If I did not laugh I should die, and you need this medicine as much as I do.

I love the way dates in a text make us think that truth will follow.

I have the Sony Reader; I have the Kindle as well. I don't really use either of them, to be honest. I'd rather sit down with a cup of coffee and a newspaper than read all my digital books.

As men of the priesthood, we have an essential role to play in society, at home, and in the Church. But we must be men that women can trust, that children can trust, and that God can trust.

The poet who walks by moonlight is conscious of a tide in his thought which is to be referred to lunar influence.

My strength has now been reduced to the equivalent of 36 squadrons...we should be able to carry on the war single-handed for some time if not indefinitely.

Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.