The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.

In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.

Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.

In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.

To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.

Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.

Silence is God's first language.

Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.

Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.

In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.

God leads every soul by a separate path.

Investing in your personal development requires time, energy, and money, but the investment provides a great return.

Let there be love. There will be light to show you the path of life.

To pray is to praise.

Grown ups’ could learn a lesson from watching cartoons.

I may add that we have more than once stated our willingness to conclude nonaggression pacts with the states neighboring our own!

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.

With all art expression, when something is seen, it is a vivid experience, sudden, compelling, and inevitable.

I pretty much preach, teach and nag.

Whatever the heart desires, it purchases at the cost of soul

If I have to hold a note for a long time, I imagine it as moving and spinning, for the note has to have life. In a way, a singer actually refreshes a note with every beat that it's held.