The church exists for the sake of those outside it.

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don't, they don't.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.

The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.

The greatest medicine is a true friend.

It is sometimes said that conduct is supremely important and worship helps it. The truth is that worship is supremely important and conduct tests it

True worship is when a person, through their person, attains intimacy and friendship with God.

If your prayer is selfish, the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having come at all, but it is sure to be there.

Be so strong that no one can ignore you.

Honor is venerable to us because it is no ephemeris. It is always ancient virtue. We worship it today because it is not of today.

No queen has had to fight an insurrection in half a millennium. And she takes it personally. But it was her fate to be a good queen that followed four poor ones

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me As He died to make men holy let us die to make men free While God is marching on.

Before we can know God and understand his great plan it is first necessary for us to believe that he exists and that he rewards all who diligently seek him.

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

How can you go out on a limb if you do not know your own tree? No art ever came out of not risking your neck. And risk--experiment--is a considerable part of the joy of doing.

When I get stressed out my de-stress default is - not cat videos - but I just watch his surrogates. They're so entertaining. It's like escapees from the Nordstrom cosmetics counter.

...the collective white man had acted like a devil in virtually every contact he had with the world's collective non-white man.

You can enjoy stargazing just by going out and learning a couple constellations with your kids.