Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore not because they are pretty or good or well-bred or graceful or intelligent but because they are themselves.

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.

When you are older you will understand how precious little things seemingly of no value in themselves can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

I've always thought that people need to feel good about themselves and I see my role as offering support to them to provide some light along the way.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say 'We did it ourselves.'

Don't believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they really want is to be maintained in the good opinion they have of themselves.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

If there's any message to my work it is ultimately that it's OK to be different that it's good to be different that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different behaves different talks different is a different color.

Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.

Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap there to feed and caress him in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness.

Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.

Love knows how to form itself. God will do his work if we do ours. Our job is to prepare ourselves for love. When we do love finds us every time.

Assuredly Loving Souls you should go to God with all humility and respect humbling yourselves in His presence especially when you remember your past ingratitude and sins.

We hand folks over to God's mercy and show none ourselves.

God help those who do not help themselves.

It is common for those that are farthest from God to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.

It is not God's will merely that we should be happy but that we should make ourselves happy.

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.

We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.

Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair.

All men are by nature equal made all of the same earth by one Workman and however we deceive ourselves as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.

God helps those who help themselves.

God hath given you one face and you make yourselves another.