The measure of charity may be taken from the want of desires. As desires diminish in the soul, charity increases in it; and when it no longer feels any desire, then it possesses perfect charity.

To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.

Patience is the companion of wisdom.

A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps.

Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow.

The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.

Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you.

Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.

There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.

Judge not lest ye be judged yourself.

We reveal most about ourselves when we speak about others.

Beggars do not envy millionaires though of course they will envy other beggars who are more successful.

Problems are invitations. They allow us to have encounters and experiences that enable us to discover who God is for us.

The comic impulse is sometimes a reaction to sadness. You feel like you can make one choice or the other.

I am the hero of Africa.

We need to have a plan equal to the challenge.

Do one thing everyday that scares you... Taking risks takes practice.

We have to change men's expectations, as they grow up, regarding their share of domestic work, of child care, but also of elder care, which is less pleasant and which men don't want to do.

And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.