Just as the athlete has his coach, the Hindu his yogi, and the student his mentor, there are many of us who find wisdom in dogs. Because of their teachings, we are better people.

Dogs, for a reason that can only be described as divine, have the ability to forgive, let go of the past, and live each day joyously. It's something the rest of us strive for.

My dogs have been the reason I have woken up every single day of my life with a smile on my face.

Dogs, for a reason that can only be described as divine, have the ability to forgive, let go of the past, and live each day joyously. It’s something the rest of us strive for.

You never know the hurt others endure in this world behind the closed windows of their life, or the joy a simple act of kindness can bring.

She wasn’t just a faithful friend, she was the closest thing to heaven I allowed myself to know. Through her I received joy in my heart and began to love others.

I've been offered proof of God's existence at regular intervals in my life through experiences so profound they've given goose bumps to atheists.

A simple touch of kindness can heal a wound of the soul which no medicine can touch.

If we spark a student's passion, we unleash a powerful force upon the world.

I can't mate with you and hope to live.

The vast world rainless, one may bid adieuTo charity and penance.

We were, the two of us, still fragmentary beings, just beginning to sense the presence of an unexpected, to be-aquired reality that would fill us and make us whole.

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

As a professor I can't teach writing.

Beauty is heaven's gift, and how few can boast of beauty.

Moment after moment everything comes out of nothingness. This is the true joy of life.

The same fire" (which he decides to be material) " torments the damned in hell and the just in purgatory...The least pain in purgatory exceeds the greatest in this life.