The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say

God uses lust to impel men to marry, ambition to office, avarice to earning, and fear to faith. God led me like an old blind goat.

And I'll tell you, I've seen the lightning flash. I've heard the thunder roll. I felt sin-breakers dashing, trying to conquer my soul. But I heard the voice of Jesus saying still to fight on. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone. No, never alone. He promised never to leave me, never to leave me alone.

Earth has nothing more tender than a woman's heart when it is the abode of piety.

If anyone could have gained heaven as a monk, then I would indeed have been among them.

The winds are nothing else but good or bad spirits. Hark! how the Devil is puffing and blowing.