The Commandments of God are higher than all the treasures of the earth. Whoever has acquired them has received God within himself.

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.

You can viddy that everything in this wicked world counts. You can pony that one thing always leads to another. Right right right.

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration I don't think you can go wrong.

No one else can steward the fire inside of you because only you are in charge of it.

I suggest that you do not get involved in channeling, tapping into spirits not physically present. Your own mind has the ability to properly reflect and determine what is correct and what is not.

Though one should live a hundred years without wisdom and control, yet better, indeed, is a single day's life of one who is wise and meditative.

The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.

The truth is always greater than the words we use to describe it.

If they offer giving you a willpower or a thousand ways, choose the willpower, because with it, you can create a million ways!

It is better to run the risk of being considered indecisive, better to be uncertain and not promise, than to promise and not fulfill.

I have had fun running all of the Virgin businesses, so I never see a setback as a bad experience; it is just a learning curve.