There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter.

In terms of you happiness, in terms of the matters that make you proud or sad, nothing-I repeat, nothing-will have so profound an effect on you as the way your children turn out. You will either rejoice and boast of their accomplishments or you will weep, head in hands, bereft and forlorn, if they become a disappointment or an embarrassment to you.

One has neither independence nor freedom from bondage when he is obligated to others

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.

How much more beautiful would be the world and the society in which we live if...every mother regarded her children as the jewels of her life, as gifts from the God of heaven, who is their Eternal Father, and brought them up in true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.

That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains.