Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.

Let nothing Disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; For God alone suffices.

Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.

It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.

Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.

When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.

Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.

We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.

May God protect me from gloomy saints.

Use everything you have to become what they said you couldn't

Don't you get it?' said Max. 'You're not praying, you're just... wishing. And wishes don't come true.

If deeds are wanting all words appear mere vanity and emptiness.

Humor is richly rewarding to the person who employs it. It has some value in gaining and holding attention, but it has no persuasive value at all.

In my writing, as much as I could, I tried to find the good, and praise it.

I'm trying to grow. I don't want to stay on the same page.

I do not feel like writing verses; but as I light my perfume burner with myrrh and jasmine incense, they suddenly burgeon from my heart, like flowers in a garden.

As a collegiate, I think you spend 50 percent of your time recruiting. It is a distasteful process.

We all have to have more rigorous expectations of our kids in America.

Wounds are an essential part of life, and until you are wounded in some way, you cannot become a man.