Nothing in this world is so marvelous as the transformation that a soul undergoes when the light of faith descends upon the light of reason.

Whatever a man seeks, honors, or exalts more than God is the god of his idolatry.

The burden of life is from ourselves, its lightness from the grace of Christ and the love of God.

Be aware of anxiety. Next to sin, thee is nothing that so troubles the mind, stains the heart, distresses the soul, and confuses the judgment.

You have only one true friend: that’s YOU!

However, although you might think this is the time of year to take some time off, you must never transgress one of the allotment rules: 'Thou shan't go on holiday in summer!

If you really want to know how a person will operate, look at how they've lived their life.

I don't like when everything sounds the same.

When you get to the place where you would worry, Stop and pray.

Universities are very clarifying places of power, because everyone is focused on trying to figure out exactly what to do with their lives.

I like to hear from my readers, and I like to feel like I'm part of a bigger community of readers and writers.

Remember that all things are only opinion and that it is in your power to think as you please.

It will suffice thee to remember as concerning pain ... that the mind may, by stopping all manner of commerce and sympathy with the body, still retain its own tranquility.

Photography, to me, is the dewdrop that reflects my inner and outer worlds simultaneously.