Longing desire prayeth always, though the tongue be silent. If thou art ever longing, thou art ever praying.

I fell away from you, my God, and I went astray, too far astray from you, the support of my youth, and I became to myself a land of want.

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

If you lose your soul, there is a danger of its being destroyed. Therefore, you may not love it, since you do not want it to be destroyed. But in not wanting it to be destroyed, you love it.

While the best men are guided by love, most mean are still goaded by fear.

This awful catastrophe is not the end but the beginning. History does not end so. It is the way its chapters open.

We must understand then, that even though God doesn't always give us what we want, He always gives us what we need for our salvation.