In no order of things is adolescence the time of the simple life.

The way to do much in a short time is to love much. People will do great things if they are stirred with enthusiasm and love.

It is better to begin a great work than to finish a small one.

It is not so much what we say or do that educates; what really educates is who we are.

I wish that Christmas may be happy and heavenly, and the holidays glow with the gifts of the inner life that God will give to each one.

You must grow like a tree, not like a mushroom

To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing.

Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor the best opportunities; they will never come.

Isn't it wonderful that two of the most sacred and symbolic plants, the olive and the vine, live on almost nothing, a terrace of limestone, sun and rain.

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted.

Every friendship with God and every love between Him and a soul is the only one of its kind.

You have to create your self-belief by going to your core to find the probable reasons for the negativity in you, and then demolish them.

Memo to extreme partisans: If you can't bring yourselves to love your enemies, can you at least learn to hate your friends?

Let pure love be your guide and never let your heart burn.

One of the things about parents and children is that there is no way that you go through this without there being mutual anger.

The bible fits man for life and prepares him for death

The paradigm of physics - with its interplay of data, theory and prediction - is the most powerful in science.

People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true.

God does not bestow his spirit on his people in order to set aside the use of his word, but rather to render it fruitful.

Sin is dark and loves the dark, still hides from itself in gloom, and in the darkest hell is still itself the darkest hell and the severest woe.

Chess is a miniature version of life.