Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God's will.

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.

Realize your strengths, accept your weaknesses, but never become someone you don't recognize.

Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication.

That's not the part of the story that I'm interested in, anyway. The part that I'm interested in is all the personal stuff. I tried to base the powers on family archetypes.

True faith is never found alone; it is accompanied by expectation.

Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs.

Selfless giving is love in action. Initially you will feel that you should help in a certain way, with a certain result. Do your best, but don't be concerned with results; do it for the infinite.

I thank you, God, in Heaven, for friends.

I wanna sit behind the scenes and see nothin' but the greens.

There is only one thing I can say about the Shah- he knows how to draw a crowd.

His virtues walked their narrow round, Nor made a pause, nor left a void; And sure the Eternal Master found The single talent well employed.