The sign of sincere love is to forgive wrongs done to us. It was with such love that the Lord loved the world.

As water and fire oppose one another when combined, so are self-justification and humility opposed to one another.

Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.

It is better to pray with good will for our neighbor, rather than to denounce him for every sin.

Do not think about or do anything without a spiritual purpose, whereby it is done for God. For If you travel without purpose, you shall labor in vain.

Every sin that is left without repentance is a sin unto death, for which if even a saint shall pray, he shall not be heard.

Whoever prays for those who hurt him lays the demons low; but he who opposes his affronter is bound to the demons.

No one is as good and merciful as the Lord. But even He does not forgive the unrepentant.

Every affliction tests our will, showing whether it is inclined to good or evil. That is why an unforeseen affliction is called a test, because it enables a man to test his hidden desires.

If someone falls into any sin and is not sincerely grieved about it, it is easy for him to fall into the same thing again.

One who has sinned cannot escape retribution in any other way than by repentance corresponding to his sin.

Emotions are not good, bad, right, or wrong. The first step to changing our relationship to feelings is to be curious about them and the messages they send to us.

I believe it to my soul that you're the devil in nylon hose, for the harder I worker the faster my money goes.

Life is filled with tests, one after another, and if you don't recognize them, you are certain to fail the most important ones.

In most cases, our so-called limitations are nothing more than our own decision to limit ourselves.

Your job, with all that mental training and suffering, is just to push your line of breaking so far your opponent can't find it.

I never want to be the poster guy. It's not me.

It is the quality of lending over the quantity of lending.

If you're cooking for someone important - whether it's your boss or a date - never try a new recipe and a new ingredient at the same time.

To understand a man is really to be that man.

I think maybe to survive, I mean to just get through the day - I'm not saying that everything is hilariously funny.