"It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business."
"Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart."
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
"Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into."
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
"Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action."