The works of mercy are the opposite of the works of war, feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, nursing the sick, visiting the prisoner. But we are destroying crops, setting fire to entire villages and to the people in them. We are not performing the works of mercy but the works of war.

We must recognize the fact that many Nazis, Marxists and Fascists believe passionately in their fundamental rightness, and allow nothing to hinder them from their goal in the pursuit of their mission.

Your love for God is only as great as the love you have for the person you love the least.

Charity is only as warm as those who administer it.

We must always aim for the impossible; if we lower our goal, we also diminish our effort.

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

An act of love, a voluntary taking on oneself of some of the pain of the world, increases the courage and love and hope of all.