Let not our longing slay the appetite of our living.
The acquisition of riches has been for many men, not an end, but a change, of troubles.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?
He who doesn't find a little enough will find nothing enough.
Nothing is sufficient for the person who finds sufficiency too little
I spit upon luxurious pleasures, not for their own sake, but because of the inconveniences that follow them.
Every label thinks, when they sign someone, 'This is the perfect pedigree to sign. They're cute, they can sing, they can dance, et cetera. ' And they say to the public, 'Here, this is what you're gonna like. ' But you might say, 'No, I don't like that!' You'll probably say 'no' many more times than you'll say 'yes!
A moment of kindness can produce a mood of harmony between heaven and earth. Purity of heart can leave a fine example for a hundred generations.
The worst evils of life are those which do not exist except in our imagination.
Past conference topics have included strengthening the role of fathers in children's lives, the impact of the media culture on children, the delicate balance between work and family, and family involvement in education.