Strength of character is certainly needed to face life in the world and to stand by right principles, especially in the age in which we live.

There are no difficulties except for those who worry too much about tomorrow.

We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self.

Do not look back to the past, nor forward to the future. Claim only the present, for it holds God's will.

Let us never lose courage or despair of God's mercy. We have only to humble ourselves before God in order to obtain grace to become all that we ought to be.

If we love Jesus, we shall be loved in return by Him, and that is perfect happiness.

He will never let the trial surpass the strength He gives you, and at the very moment you think yourself overwhelmed by sorrow, He will lift you up and give you peace.

Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace.

Strengthen in us, O God, the work You have begun in us.

Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort.

We may not understand His Will for us in time, but in eternity the veil will be drawn and we shall see that He acted only for our happiness.

She'd absolutely adored the library_an entire building where anyone could take things they didn't own and feel no remorse about it.

Only stupid men would want stupid wives!

Ah, youth!It was a beautiful night...The moon was out of orbit.The stars were awry.But everything else was exactlyas it should have been.

Brilliant strategy is the best route to desirable ends with available means.

The teacher is like the candle which lights others in consuming itself.

Better to be the architect of something you can endorse than the placard waving protagonist standing in the rain.

Being with someone who is smart and gives good advice adds tremendously wonderful elements to your life.

Oh! My beloved! fill the cup, that clears to-day of past regrets and future fears.

The dead should not rule the living