Renew every day your conversation with God: Do this even in preference to eating. Think more often of God than you breathe.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

Serving people with love and compassion is the best way to bring them to Christ

The time some people spend worrying and crying about their problems is sometimes more than enough to find some effective solutions to them.

You can always trust the man who died for you.

If you look at old football pictures, the jerseys were hanging, the sleeves were dangling, but now everything is tucked and tailored.

The middle way cannot be achieved by dividing two extremes in half.

I - you know, I'm not an actor.

Never say never! I'm open to trying new things.

The Australian language is easier to learn than boat talk. It has a vocabulary of about six words.

We seek the elimination one day of nuclear weapons from the face of the Earth.

My publisher, who was so good as a taster and editor, when she became a writer, lo and behold, it was all this feminine tosh.