Pastoral Resources

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest.

I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work as if an established Partnership for Life consisting of Husband Wife and Children.

Two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters.

If the Earth could be made to rotate twice as fast, managers would get twice as much done. If the Earth could be made to rotate twenty times as fast, everyone else would get twice as much done since all the managers would fly off.

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.

It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.

What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.

Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most beautiful gifts. On top of that, I have the gift to play music and make people happy through that. I'm just telling you from my heart, I'm so in love with life.

No iron can pierce the heart with such force as a period put just at the right place.

In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity.

Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.

Here is a test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.