Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.

Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.

No matter how just your words may be, when you speak with anger, you ruin all: no matter how boldly you speak, how fairly reprove, or what not.

When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him.

The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.

To destroy the fetus 'is something worse than murder.' The one who does this 'does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.'

There is nothing colder than a Christian who does not seek to save others.

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.

I am a Christian. He who answers thus has declared everything at once-his country, profession, family; the believer belongs to no city on earth but to the heavenly Jerusalem.

It is impossible to be saved without the help of the Most Blessed Virgin, because those who are not saved by the justice of God are saved by the intercession of Mary.

Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue.

I waited for the seasons of love to pass from this cold winter to the summer heat I dreamed of.

No longer are there immutable standards by which to judge ourselves. Image has overtaken reality.

I knew people want most what they pretend to hate, that it takes courage to say what you really want.

I think it's important to have professional lessons or advice.

Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.

Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice

Any man that dates me, the thing they're gonna have to live up is my dad - he's a real hero.

....nothing is so unhealthy or unstable as the reputation for power that is not based on one's own power.

I fought a bear once. But it started crying, so I let it off.