There is never much trouble in any family where the children hope someday to resemble their parents.

Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be.

Above the clouds the sky is always blue.

Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.

Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.

Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.

If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.

Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.

The principle of happiness should be like the principle of virtue: it should not be dependent of things, but be a part of personality [and character].

Marriage is a fine and sacred thing if you make it so.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

Every time you acquire a new interest, even more, a new accomplishment, you increase your power of life.

The kind of happiness that stays with you is the happiness that springs from inward thoughts and emotions.

Being educated means to prefer the best not only to the worst but to the second best.

There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit that they enjoy life.

At a certain age some people's minds close up; they live on their intellectual fat.

A middle-aged cat will often play as unreservedly as a kitten, though he knows perfectly well it is only a game.

A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

Why is it so many people are afraid to admit they are happy?