Think what the world could look like if we took care of the poor even half as well as we do our Bibles!

It is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There's too much work to do.

Too much praise makes you feel you must be doing something terribly wrong.

Two years ago, I was saying as I planted seeds in the garden, "I must believe in these seeds, that they fall into the earth and grow into flowers and radishes and beans." It is a miracle to me because I do not understand it. The very fact that they use glib technical phrases does not make it any less a miracle, and a miracle we all accept. Then why not accept God's miracles?

Be close enough to people so that you are indifferent to the material. And also have faith.

To try to stop war by placing before men's eyes the terrible suffering involved will never succeed, because men are willing (in their thoughts and imaginations at least) to face any kind of suffering when motivated by noble aims like the vague and tremendous concept of freedom ... Or, in their humility (or sloth - who knows?) men are quite willing to leave decisions to others 'who know more about it than we do.