Saints rarely have friends; they are usually hated and derided, for they love and love is always rejected by hard-hearted men....saints do not advertise themselves; good men do not seek out a name in the world....the saints did what they did almost in stealth, asking nothing except that men love God.

It is human nature to instinctively rebel at obscurity or ordinariness.

The feeble soul merely whines and complains.

If they can't do it in California, it can't be done anywhere.

I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other.

Obscurity can be a fire of ambition in those who have stalwart souls

Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.