Do not make judgments, and you will travel no quicker road to the forgiveness of your sins. 'Judge not, so that you may not be judged' (Lk. 6:37).

Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour your patience.

Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make angels out of demons.

An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.

Humility is constant forgetfulness of one's achievements.

Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.

Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility.

The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.

When a man has found the Lord, he no longer has to use words when he is praying, for the Spirit Himself will intercede for him with groans that cannot be uttered.

A servant of the Lord stands bodily before men, but mentally he is knocking at the gates of heaven with prayer.

Confession is like a bridle that keeps the soul which reflects on it from committing sin, but anything left unconfessed we continue to do without fear as if in the dark.

Constraint inspires creativity

History is important because it teaches us about past. And by learning about the past, ypu come to understand the present, so that you may make educated decisions about the future.

The thing about dignity: it can be destroyed, but not taken unless it's given away. It can always be beautified.

Courage is a quality so necessary for maintaining virtue that it is always respected even when it is associated with vice.

The unity in diversity of the United States is one of the country's greatest strengths.

Of course it would cost something, but he was an expert in cutting corners; and when there were no more corners left he would make circles rounder.

The Cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore.

I used to run a full marathon in three hours and 25 or 26 minutes. Not any more.

A friend is never alarmed for us in the right place.

And I don't watch cricket. How can you like a game that requires you to take four days off work to follow a Test?