Without faith there is no knowledge, without knowledge there is no virtuous conduct, without virtues there is no deliverance, and without deliverance there is no perfection.
Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent school-masters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.
A sacrifice is a gift of the essence or the product of our lives. It may be a gift of our time, a gift of our talent, or a gift of our treasure.
The cycle of God, the good, is broken by a single act of negativity. The cycle of negativity is stopped by choosing the good.
