He that tries to seize an opportunity after it has passed him by is like one who sees it approach but will not go to meet it.

Tortoises can tell you more about the road than hares.

The first thought of God was an angel. The first word of God was a man

You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving." The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture. They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.

Man struggles to find life outside himself, unaware that the life he is seeking is within him.

When we oppose the hidden conscience, it does us hurt. When we betray it, it judges us.

The song of the voice is sweet, but the song of the heart is the pure voice of heaven.