O Lord, you know what is best for me. Let this or that be done, as you please. Give what you will, how much you will, and when you will.

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!

If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance.

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.

Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.

The world is going to become bloody stupid and from now on will be a very boring place. We’re lucky to be living now.

A gift involves sacrifice. If you give away something that you no longer value or want, it cannot be a gift. It is simply a discarded item.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

My rich dad believed we should all learn to take care of ourselves.

Every ransomed man owes his salvation to the fact that during his days of sinning, God kept the door of mercy open.

Natural light consistently fosters innovation, as does the avoidance of disturbances from noise and extreme temperatures.

I'm not against TV; I don't go on the morning talk shows because I'm not invited. If I was, I might go.

I still go to a Christian priory for retreats.

The central issue of poetry as of politics is the destiny of the human personality.

One of the tricks of this business is, keep your losses down.