We can never sneer at the stars, mock the dawn, or scoff at the totality of being.

A prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought.

The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living.

A soul can create only when alone.

Prayer is our humble answer to the inconceivable surprise of living.

Dear Lord, grant me the grace of wonder. Surprise me, amaze me, awe me in every crevice of your universe. Each day enrapture me with your marvelous things without number. ...I do not ask to see the reason for it all: I ask only to share the wonder of it all.

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline.