Nothing exists without music, for the universe itself is said to have been framed by a kind of harmony of sounds, and the heaven itself revolves under the tone of that harmony.

If a man wants to be always in God's company, he must pray regularly and read regularly. When we pray, we talk to God; when we read, God talks to us.

Confession heals, confession justifies, confession grants pardon of sin, all hope consists in confession; in confession there is a chance for mercy.

The more you devote yourself to study of the sacred utterances, the richer will be your understanding of them, just as the more the soil is tilled, the richer the harvest.

Letters are signs of things, symbols of words, whose power is so great that without a voice they speak to us the words of the absent; for they introduce words by the eye, not by the ear.

Prayer purifies us, reading instructs us. Both are good when both are possible. Otherwise, prayer is better than reading.

Baptism is not the work of man but of Christ, and this sacrament is so holy that it would not be defiled, even if the minister were a murderer.

Mary means enlightener, because She brought forth the Light of the world. In the Syriac tongue, Mary signifies Lady.

War with vices, but peace with individuals.

Tolle numerum omnibus rebus et omnia pereunt.Take from all things their number and all shall perish.

Study as if you were to live forever. Live as if you were to die tomorrow.

...I would be the last person to say that madness is not a solution.

With time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

I didn't fear failure. I expected failure.

Stage fright, like epilepsy, is a divine ailment, a sacred madness... It is a grace that is sufficient in the old Jesuit sense - that is, insufficient by itself but a necessary condition for success.

Performing is very much like cooking: putting it all together, raising the temperature.

I feel so proud to see young people standing up against the injustice to stand up and say that "All lives matter." They're following in the footsteps of those who came before them.

Everyone needs a chance to evolve.

Many Christians suffer because they're too busy seeking carnal knowledge instead of the Word of God.

The old Devil gets mad when you're trying to do good. Pray that God will move the stumbling blocks.

The eye is the first circle; the horizon which it forms is the second; and throughout nature this primary figure is repeated without end.