It is easy to infuse a most fervent devotion into others, even in a short time; but the great matter is - to persevere.

Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if he wants anything of you, He will fit you for the work and give you strength.

A joyful heart is more easily made perfect than a downcast one.

The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last.

To preserve our cheerfulness amid sicknesses and troubles, is a sign of a right and good spirit.

First let a little love find entrance into their hearts, and the rest will follow.

There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder, as prayer.

The Lord grants in a moment what we may have been unable to obtain in dozens of years.

The greatness of our love of God must be tested by the desire we have of suffering for His love.

He who is unable to spend a long time together in prayer, should often lift up his mind to God by short prayers.

The cross is the gift God gives to his friends.

It was one thing to live in a world where death stood a distant figure, quite another to hold it in your hands.

Love requires no words.

A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company

It's the lifestyle of easy money, fast cars and supermodels that keep me going.

It is difficult to separate oneself from one's design moralities.

It was hollow, my triumph, I could feel that, but I held on to it just the same.

There's nothing wrong with being an anarchist.

Great powers must be forever vigilant and never subordinate survival to any other goal, including prosperity.

I think the past is something I have spent a lot of time thinking about, not only what is different about the past but what's the same, and what links us to the past.

Russia is an Eastern Orthodox country.