The acme of freedom from wealth is to desire to be possessionless even as others desire to possess.

If you want to conquer pride, do not say that your deed was done by your hands and might; say that with God's help and guidance it was done, not by my power and efforts.

If you want to conquer anger, develop meekness and generosity.

If you want to conquer conceit, do not desire praise, laurels, nice garments, respect, favor, but like to be blamed and slandered by people.

Listen to others' advice and deliberate yourself. Only fools acts thoughtlessly, without consideration!

The acme of faith is... immersion of the mind in God.

From Spiritual Directions of Diadochus of Photiki

Love enters only one gates - the spiritual heart opened towards! And then the reciprocal wave of love arises in it, streaming outside. In that way love lives and grows.

Love takes nothing: how can it take something? Everything belongs to it. It does not say, "This is mine! And this is mine!" But it says: "This is yours!"

The acme of love is to enhance your friendly attitude to those who insult and revile you.

And "withdrawal from the world" is nothing but the destruction of passions and manifestation of the innermost life in Christ.

This is where people misunderstand war. When you attack another country for its resources, you are the pirate. But when you protect your country from the pirates, you are the hero.

Every emotional wound is due to a lack of love. Love is the cause and the remedy. Love is always the answer.

RIMER, n. A poet regarded with indifference or disesteem.

Life calls not for perfection, but for completeness.

There is a massive gender imbalance on TV

if you understand something, you don't forgive it, you are the thing itself: forgiveness is for what you don't understand.

It was awkward and embarrassing, but you have to go through things, ... I got through it and I'm happy it's over with and I can move forward and start playing.

A game you play with your own worst enemy-yourself.

Henceforth the adequacy of any military establishment will be tested by its ability to preserve the peace.

I'll always be the ginger one from Harry Potter.