There is nothing colder than a Christian who does not seek to save others.

If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.

Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.

Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

No matter how just your words may be, when you speak with anger, you ruin all: no matter how boldly you speak, how fairly reprove, or what not.

When you are weary of praying, and do not receive, consider how often you have heard a poor man calling, and have not listened to him.

The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.

To destroy the fetus 'is something worse than murder.' The one who does this 'does not take away life that has already been born, but prevents it from being born.'

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.

I am a Christian. He who answers thus has declared everything at once-his country, profession, family; the believer belongs to no city on earth but to the heavenly Jerusalem.

It is impossible to be saved without the help of the Most Blessed Virgin, because those who are not saved by the justice of God are saved by the intercession of Mary.

I honor you for every timethis year you:got back upvibrated highershined your lightand loved and elevatedbeyond—the call of duty.

The question is not 'Am I a leader?' - the question is 'What kind of leader am I?

Take not counsel of your fears

I wouldn't like to be a character in one of my books!

[Instead of collecting stamps, he collected dictionaries and encyclopaedias:] Because you can learn more from them.

I work from fatigue to fatigue at my age there's only so much daylight left.

Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself.

A definite purpose, like blinders on a horse, inevitably narrows its possessor's point of view.

I have trouble writing if I can't picture how things are going to look.

Poverty and lack of knowledge must be challenged.