I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot.
If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer.
Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.
If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice.
No matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak with anger.
The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.
Be ashamed when you sin, don't be ashamed when you repent [To repent means to have a change of heart and mind. It is not simply a feeling of sorrow ,but a psychospiritual growth away from evildeath and a turning to Godlife]. Sin is the wound, repentance is the medicine. Sin is followed by shame; repentance is followed by boldness [ Boldness means to beg God for undeserved mercy]. Satan has overturned this order and given boldness to sin and shame to repentance.
There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made.
Your faith will perform miracles, especially when you get your hands and feet involved.
Each of us embodies, in a particular tale and clothed in the garments of time & place, universal truth and everlasting life.
Good sex can be anything, including dirty.