Inspirational thoughts

“It is easy to love the people far away.  It is not always easy to love those close to us.  Bring love into your home, for this is where our love for each other must start.” St. Teresa of Calcutta

“If ever you have a fit of sadness or trouble, remember that it is because you are still attached to life, or health, or some comfort, or person, or thing that you ought to forget and despise that you may desire Jesus Christ only.” ~Saint Claude de la Colombiere

“How many souls we may convert by our prayers! There are some among them for whom one Pater and Ave [Our Father and Hail Mary] would be enough to turn the scale.” St. John Vianney

“Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.”  Teddy Roosevelt

“See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.” St. John of the Cross

“It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.” – George Eliot

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Coach K

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho

“To be taken with love for a soul, God does not look on its greatness, but the greatness of its humility.”   St. John of the Cross