There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.

What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.

Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.

Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.

Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.

Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in God.

Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.

I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.

Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

Art cannot save anybody from anything.

We have less reason to be surprised or offended when we find others differ from us in opinions because we very often differ from ourselves.

What kind of heart does one have to have in order to be able to get rid of these, without regret, as if they were empty beer cans?

...balance the budget ? Tax religion.

Some of the djamphir are so pretty it almost hurts to look at them. And it was hard to look without feeling rumpled and messy in comparison.

Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it.

Loss is so paradoxical: It is at once enormous and tiny.

Standing upright is not a talent because a brainless wooden beam can stand upright too! The important thing is to be flexible!

Said Aristotle unto Plato, 'Have another sweet potato?' Said Plato unto Aristotle, 'Thank you, I prefer the bottle.'

I've written something and I would like to have my first film directed by the time I'm 30.