Speech is the organ of this present world. Silence is the mystery of the world to come.

Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.

The prayer of one who does not consider himself a sinner is not accepted by the Lord.

Above anything, welcome silence, for it brings fruits that no tongue can speak of, neither can it be explained.

Conquer evil people by gentle kindness, and make zealous people wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion.

Love is the fruit of prayer ... Patiently abiding in prayer signifies a man's renunciation of himself. Therefore the self-denial of the soul turns into love for God.

As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the mind of God.

The man with a heart cannot think about or see creatures without his eyes filling up with tears because of the immense compassion which seizes his heart.

Someone who bears a grudge while he prays is like a person who sows in the sea and expects to reap a harvest.

The man who follows Christ in solitary mourning is greater than he who praises Christ amid the congregation of men.

This life has been given to you for repentance; do not waste it in vain pursuits.

I'm a bit of a romantic. In theory!

Electricity is doing for the distribution of energy what the railroads have done for the distribution of materials.

If you don't really know someone, everyone forms an opinion. That's part of life.

ideas are never scarce; it is only one's panic sense of limitation that blocks the way.

My right to swing my fist ends where your nose begins.

The ephemeral nature of live performance is the part I love most - it's a monk's sand painting, carefully constructed, then wiped away in an instant.

I don’t know any redneck that’s not into fun. That’s their middle name: Red-Fun-Neck.

I labour over details and whether a song should be a straight pop song form or exploratory. This is the curse with doing things by yourself.

I can't believe I'm breathing and happy and thriving.

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.