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By faithfulness we are collected and wound up into unity within ourselves, whereas we had been scattered abroad in multiplicity.
If every man took only what was sufficient for his needs, leaving the rest to those in want, there would be no rich and no poor.
Man's many desires are like the small metal coins he carries about in his pocket. The more he has the more they weight him down.
God is the embodiment of compassion. He watches for a grain of goodness or humility so that He can reward it with tons of grace.
Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.
Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
One man to live in pleasure and wealth, whiles all other weap and smart for it, that is the part not of a king, but of a jailor.
Intelligent men have no need to listen to much talk, but should attend only to that which is profitable and guided by God's will.
An act of renunciation is an act of union with God. The Divine Master looks lovingly upon a person who gains a victory over self.
Prayer is as necessary as the air, as the blood in our bodies, as anything to keep us alive-to keep us alive to the grace of God.
What will we answer to Him about that child, that old father and mother, because they are His creation, they are children of God.
Our life is a gymnasium of desire.... When Christians say "God," what do we wish to express? This word is all that we yearn for."
Lust hath these three companions: the first, blindness of understanding; the second, hardness of heart; the third, want of grace.
Without God, life is like a school without a teacher. It is a wire with no current passing through it; it is a body with no soul.
Life is an opportunity afforded to each not to eat and drink, but to achieve something nobler and higher to merge in the Reality.
Man is now able to soar into outer space and reach up to the moon; but he is not moral enough to live at peace with his neighbor!
The fundamental human values all emanate from Dharma, based on Truth. If human behaviour has no such basis, it leads to disaster.
Shun, as you would the plague, a cleric who from being poor has become wealthy, or who, from being nobody has become a celebrity.
Nothing gives us a greater idea of our soul, than that God has given us, at the moment of our birth, an angel to take care of it.
Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth.
This is the great work of a man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God, and toexpect temptation to his last breath.
Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection.
It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.
We must not wish anything other than what happens from moment to moment, all the while, however, exercising ourselves in goodness.
God requires that we assist the animals, when they need our help. Each being (human or creature) has the same right of protection.
We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God's sake.
In taking soup, it is necessary to avoid lifting too much in the spoon, or filling the mouth so full as almost to stop the breath.
I was in my thirteenth year when I heard a voice from God to help me govern my conduct. And the first time I was very much afraid.
All of our holy fathers knew this and all with one accord teach that perfection in holiness can be achieved only through humility.
In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.
Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.
Where does love begin? In our own homes. When does it begin? When we pray together. The family that prays together stays together.
We do not strive for spectacular actions. What counts is the gift of yourself, the degree of love you put into each of your deeds.
How many times we have picked up in the streets human beings who had been living like animals and were longing to die like angels!
Do not look for Jesus away from yourselves. He is not out there; He is in you. Keep your lamp burning, and you will recognize him.
We have no salaries. When one says he is from a good Catholic family and says he wants to help us, why should we refuse his offer?
Be humble, for the worst thing in the world is of the same stuff as you; be confident, for the stars are of the same stuff as you.
It is patience that reveals every grace to you, and it is through patience that the saints received all that was promised to them.
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
For God loves saving, not condemning, and therefore He is patient with bad people, in order to make good people out of bad people.
God Almighty would in no way permit evil in His works were He not so omnipotent and good that even out of evil He could work good.
God bestows more consideration on the purity of the intention with which our actions are performed than on the actions themselves.
Should you ask me what is the first thing in religion, I should reply that the first, second, and third thing therein is humility.
Rama for you should mean the Path He trod, the ideal He held aloft, and the Ordinance He laid down. They are eternal and timeless.
To argue over who is the more noble is nothing more than to dispute whether dirt is better for making bricks or for making mortar.
If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
I am simply content to find myself always imperfect, and in this I find my joy. Good deeds count as nothing, if done without love.
Your soul must hold fast to Him, you must follow after Him in your thoughts, you must tread His ways by faith, not in outward show.
Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers.