“God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher.”
Teresa of Avila
“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”
Socrates
Pictured here with his parents Mary Theresa and Christopher.
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: ”It might have been!”
John Whittier
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
J.K. Rowling
“Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.”
François de Sales
“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”
Winston Churchill
“Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice.”
William Barclay
“Humility is the root, mother, nurse, foundation, and bond of all virtue.”
St. John Chrysostom
“If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.”
Steven Wright