True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the profound desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God.

We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired.

Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of meditation and prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us.

Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain

I try hard to hold fast to the truth that a full and thankful heart cannot entertain great conceits. When brimming with gratitude, one's heartbeat must surely result in outgoing love, the finest emotion we can ever know.

We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small; as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we can, if we will, learn from the experience.

No personal calamity is so crushing that something true and great can't be made of it