In heaven there are two distinct loves, love to the Lord and love towards the neighbor, in the inmost or third heaven love to the Lord, in the second or middle heaven love towards the neighbor.

Peace has in it trust in the Lord, that He governs all things, provides all things, and leads to a good end.

Heaven is not located on high, but where the good of love is, and this resides within a person, wherever he or she might be.

Worship does not consist in prayers and in external devotion, but in a life of kindness.

True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.

Destruction was effected after visitation, for visitation always precedes.

The act of exploring what the men are, and moreover the separation of the good from the evil, is visitation; and the good are then removed, and the evil are left behind.

For those who trust in the Divine all things are moving towards an everlasting state of happiness, and no matter what happens at any time to them, it contributes to that state.

Every single moment of a person's life, both of the understanding and of the will, is a new beginning.

Our love is our life itself. What our love is like determines how we live and therefore everything about what we are as human beings.

Conscience is God's presence in humans.

Men walk through tragedy, quietly, calm and precise on the outside, tearing themselves to shreds inside.

It was post war. It was very gray, very dreary. Everything was still rationed when I first saw the United States in 1951. I went over to visit my sister who was a war bride.

Though men are apt to flatter and exalt themselves with their great achievements, yet these are, in truth, very often owing not so much to design as chance.

If you got a good imagination, a lot of confidence and you kind of know what you are saying, then you might be able to do it. I know a lot of colorful characters at home that would make great actors.

I’m 59 and people call me middle aged. How many 118 year old men do you know?

There is no right in acting.

There are two ways of waking up in the morning. One is to say, 'Good morning, God,' and the other is to say, 'Good God, morning'!

I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people.

Humor is when the joke's on you but hits the other fellow first -- before it boomerangs.

Failure is a judgment, an opinion. It stems from your fears, which can be eliminated by love-love for yourself, love for what you do, love for others, and love for your planet.