“Above all am I convinced of the need, irrevocable and inescapable, of every human heart, for God. No matter how we try to escape, to lose ourselves in restless seeking, we cannot separate ourselves from our divine source. There is no substitute for God.”

Funny… I still can’t believe in God.” “Does that matter now?”…”He believes in you.

The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.

Nothing is more limiting than a closed circle of acquaintanceship where every avenue of conversation has been explored and social exchanges are fixed in a known routine.

Some temptations cannot be fought. One must close one’s mind and fly from them

We cannot measure Divine Providence by the yardstick of human mentality.

Hell is the place where one has ceased to hope.

Religions are many, reason is one, we are all brothers.

You are extraordinarily attractive to women. And your greatest charm is that you do not realise it.

[Once plans for each eventuality are resolved, further] Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.

Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life.

That is life… to begin again when everything is lost!

Even if my country remains in war with yours. . .remember. . . i am not your enemy.