Shallow understanding accompanies poor compassion; great understanding goes with great compassion.

Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift!

That the Creator himself comes to us and becomes our ransom - this is the reason for our rejoicing.

At Sussen, the Devil carried off, last Good Friday, three grooms who had devoted themselves to him.

Therefore we Christians, in turn, are obliged not to tolerate their wanton and conscious blasphemy.

Good and evil exist only in terms of the happiness or suffering they create in ourselves and others

Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.

Listening to and understanding our inner sufferings will resolve most of the problems we encounter.

Break open the cherry tree: where are the blossoms? Just wait for spring time to see how they bloom.

Christians fight best on their knees. Whatever good may be done is done and brought about by prayer.

Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.

The whole Turkish empire is nothing else but a crust cast by Heaven's great Housekeeper to His dogs.

Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.

Each moment you are alive is a gem. It needs you to breathe gently for the miracles to be displayed.

Whatever you do, do it gently and unhurriedly, because virtue is not a pear to be eaten in one bite.

Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.

God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.

The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me.

A theologian is born by living, nay dying and being damned, not by thinking, reading, or speculating.

True Christian love is not derived from things without, but floweth from the heart, as from a spring.

While it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it.

To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides.

Choose to be in touch with what is wonderful, refreshing, and healing within yourself and around you.

Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.

Break open A cherry tree And there are no flowers; But the spring breeze Brings forth myriad blossoms.

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.

Prayer is a very precious medicine, one that certainly helps and never fails, if you will only use it.

Whoever sees Christ as a mirror of the Father's heart, actually walks through the world with new eyes.

I maintain that some Jew wrote it who probably heard about Christian people but never encountered any.

There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion.

Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.

At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it.

Contemplating the bowl, it is possible to see the interdependent elements which give rise to the bowl.

My real dwelling Has no pillars And no roof either So rain cannot soak it And wind cannot blow it down.

There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.

The bible is a remarkable fountain: the more one draws and drinks of it, the more it stimulates thirst.

Everything is from God himself, both commandment and fulfillment. He alone commands; he alone fulfills.

We old folks have to find our cushions and pillows in our tankards. Strong beer is the milk of the old.

Not only the words (vocabula) which the Holy Spirit and Scripture use are divine, but also the phrasing

As long as there is poverty in this world, no man can be totally rich even if he has a billion dollars.

Many demons are in woods, in waters, in wildernesses, and in dark poolly places ready to hurt...people.

Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.

If you think that peace and happiness are somewhere else and you run after them, you will never arrive.

By living deeply in the present moment we can understand the past better & prepare for a better future.

Anyone who is practicing understanding and compassion can exemplify true power. Anyone can be a Buddha.

You are like fireworks. You go out into your children, your friends, your society, and the whole world.

I can't keep the sparrows from flying around my head, but I can keep them from making a nest in my hair.

I put the Scriptures above all the sayings of the fathers, angels, men and devils. Here I take my stand.

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