To appear to be on the inside and know more than others about what is going on is a great temptation for most people. It is a rare person who is willing to seem to know less than he does ... Somehow, people seem to feel that it is belittling to their importance not to know more than other people.

Beautiful old people are works of art.

To be a citizen in a democracy, a human being must be given a healthy start.

practically nothing we do ever stands by itself. If it is good, it will serve some good purpose in the future. If it is evil, it may haunt us and handicap our efforts in unimagined ways.

The important thing is neither your nationality nor the religion you professed, but how your faith translated itself in your life.

No one is all-knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.

The Bible illustrated by Dore occupied many of my hours - and I think probably gave me many nightmares.