Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.
Birth does not lead to greatness; but cultivation of numerous virtues by a man leads him to greatness.
Only when service for a common good is the primary purpose are you truly leading.
Sincerity is a soul quality that God has given to every human being, but not all express it.
Christmas - that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance.
The gods and demons were rivals of each other. The demons, swollen with pride, said, “In what, pray, should we place the oblation?” And they proceeded to place it in their own mouths.
The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
