While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.

What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.

Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.

Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.

Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.

Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.

Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.

I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.

Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

...And you're the only one who knows.

Money is a great asset, talent is an extraordinary asset, and courage is an exceptional asset.

If this is how you feel about a desert, I can't wait until you see your first real tree. Your mind will explode.

You know, I like to climb trees and ride bikes and play.

One should mature over 20 years.

How to overcome that seemingly impossible issue... Pray more words about it than you speak.

Plan you work and work your plan.

By the early seventies I had become an Englishman - that is to say, I hated England just as much as half my compatriots seemed to do.

You're considered superficial and silly if you are interested in fashion....But I think you can be substantial and still be interested in frivolity.

I don't mess around when it comes to brushing my teeth. Properly brushed, twice a day, every day, to get my day started.