Man, life was complicated. But the truth was simple. He was her home. He was where she belonged.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

while modernity is not Christianity, modernity is the product of a Christian civilization. Lately the defects of modernity have been made plain to us while its virtues have been taken for granted.

Faith is irrational, which is why those who exercise it are rewarded irrationally.

I was what they call a 'highly functional addict.' ... sometimes people who need help look nothing like people who need help.

I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy.

When I was a really young child, I felt like I could see fairies. I was convinced there were fairies in my grandmother's garden.

The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation. All things are one.

It is not in virtue of its liberty that the human will attains to grace, it is much rather by grace that it attains to liberty.

There are in every age new errors to be rectified and new prejudices to be opposed.

The difficulty with becoming a patient is that as soon as you get horizontal, part of your being yearns, not for a doctor, but for a medicine man.

Does the business have a consistent operating history?