Every city is a living body.

Ninety percent of the time things turn out worse than you thought they would. The other ten percent of the time you had no right to expect that much.

And he departed from our sight that we might return to our hearts and find him there. For he left us, and behold, he is here.

Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.

Peace is not sought in order to provoke war, but war is waged in order to attain peace.

Narrow is the mansion of my soul; enlarge Thou it, that Thou mayest enter in. It is ruinous; repair Thou it. It has that within which must offend Thine eyes; I confess and know it. But who shall cleanse it? or to whom should I cry, save Thee? Lord, cleanse me from my secret faults, and spare Thy servant from the power of the enemy. I believe, and therefore do I speak.

The true religion has always been one from the beginning, and will always be the same.