True charity consists in doing good to those who do us evil, and in thus winning them over.

The past is no longer yours; the future is not yet in your power. You have only the present wherein to do good.

He who trusts himself is lost. He who trusts in God can do all things.

Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends.

Your God is ever beside you - indeed, He is even within you.

There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His presence.

He who wishes to find Jesus should seek Him, not in the delights and pleasures of the world, but in mortification of the senses.

When we have to reply to anyone who has insulted us, we should be careful to do it always with gentleness. A soft answer extinguishes the fire of wrath.

What grieves me most in my past offenses, O my loving God, is not so much the punishment I have deserved, as the displeasure I have given You, Who are worthy of infinite love.

There is no one, after God, who loves us as much as this most loving Mother does.

Let your constant practice be to offer yourself to God, that He may do with you what He pleases.

If you want to understand yourself, Then do not examine yourself.Just love yourself more sincerely, More soulfullyAnd more self-givingly.

The moment you begin your journey, the whole universe begins to enjoy your song.

The first principle of achievement is mental attitude. People begin to achieve when they begin to believe.

None of us can estimate what we do when we do it from instinct.

But I, when I undress me Each night, upon my knees Will ask the Lord to bless me With apple-pie and cheese.

The substance, the essence, the Spirit is freedom.

Work hard...have fun...be nice...play fair...dream big. We only get one chance at this life. If you're going to play this game, play it to win.

Last week I told my psychiatrist, 'I keep thinking about suicide', and he told me from now I have to pay in advance.

The Democrats, because they believe in socialism, redistribution, forced the banks and financial institutions to make the risky loans.

People have been asking me for a couple of years when I am going to retire, and I think that now is the right time.