An old fool is the worst of all fools.

Do you think that the Lord gave them to me for a decoration?

There are very few real teachers. Teaching is not a job; it is a vocation. To be a great one many qualities must be combined: love of truth, knowledge, reverence, loving concern for one's students, clarity and patience.

Feminism without femininity is a sham.

There is nothing more opposed to equality than identity.

A woman by her very nature is maternal -- for every woman, whether ... married or unmarried, is called upon to be a biological, psychological or spiritual mother -- she knows intuitively that to give, to nurture, to care for others, to suffer with and for them -- for maternity implies suffering -- is infinitely more valuable in God's sight than to conquer nations and fly to the moon.

To be conscious of one's weakness and to trust in God's help is the way to authentic strength and victory.