A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.

Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.

The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.

Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.

Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.

Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.

Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.

You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.

When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.

Above the clouds the sky is always blue.

If all flowers wanted to be roses, nature would lose her springtime beauty and the fields would no longer be decked out with little wildflowers.

Will you have the courage to obey the voice of God?

During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking.

Do not judge others, without first judging yourself. There is no strength without knowing thyself. ☥

The changes that take place when liberal Democrats replace not so liberal or compassionate Republicans (or Democrats) are merely cosmetic.

Going to the gym at this odd hour didn't 'work out' for me.

The world's flattery and hypocrisy is a sweet morsel:eat less of it, for it is full of fire.Its fire is hidden while its taste is manifest, but its smoke becomes visible in the end.

I made that up. You know Marcus. He got lost once in his own museum.

A good painter is to paint two main things namely men and the working of man's mind.

My mom was really vigorous about making sure that we saw things and that we questioned things. Education was so important to both of my parents.

If you're gonna sing meaningful songs, you have to be committed to living a life that backs that up.