A learned person will become noble only when he or she has put into real practice what has been learned, instead of mere words.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

The purpose of our lives is to be happy-Dalai Lama

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live.

Don't ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.

Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God's help is not partial but total.

The greatest wonder of this world is the “Soul”. Once It is realized (attained), everything is attained!!!

If you don't believe in yourself, who will?' ~Maybeck

.. at a certain age we learned to see right through it, and that age is now.

I had a bad experience doing public speaking at school. I had to talk about a pen for five minutes and it was really hard work. I couldn't wait to get off the stage.

Spend time with spiritual friends, those who seek light. Purity is gained through strength.

He who tears down the cross, what is there left to lift him to heaven? The church claiming to be a Christian church is false to the title, if she make the cross of Christ of none effect.

The betrothed and accepted lover has lost the wildest charms of his maiden by her acceptance. She was heaven while he pursued her, but she cannot be heaven if she stoops to one such as he!

I have the world's largest collection of seashells. I keep it on all the beaches of the world... perhaps you've seen it.

Far in foreign fields from Dunkirk to Belgrade Lie the soldiers and chiefs of the Irish Brigade.