Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts

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.

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.

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.

You can’t give somebody faith. They either got it or they don’t.

You need to manage your expectations. You'll live longer.

The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

You need a string of successes behind you to buoy that self-image; otherwise, you have a terribly negative attitude about yourself and it is very unlikely you are going to succeed at anything.

One does not fall in love; one grows into love, and love grows in him.

If you see me on Friday, you'll see different material on Saturday night.

They all laid their heads together like as many lawyers when they are gettin' ready to prove that a man's heirs ain't got any right to his property.

For women, beauty is more important than the mind, because the man is easier to watch than to think.

That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away. Just continue to write.