Wars come from egotism and selfishness. Every macrocosmic or world war has its origin in microcosmic wars going on inside millions and millions of individuals.

Humility is dependence on God as pride is independence of Him. The humble soul is always the thankful soul.

If we wish to have the light, we must keep the sun; if we wish to keep our forests we must keep our trees; if we wish to keep our perfumes, we must keep our flowers- and if we wish to keep our rights, then we must keep our God.

Freedom that ignores the transcendent difference between good and evil ends in the denial of freedom itself.

Knowing belongs to man's intellect or reason; loving belongs to his will. The object of the intellect is truth; the object of the will is goodness or love.

Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left.

Fasting detaches you from this world. Prayer reattaches you to the next world.