Inspirational thoughts

“Our entire existence, our whole being must shout the Gospel from the rooftops. Our entire person must breathe Jesus, all our actions. Our whole life must cry out that we belong to Jesus, reflect a Gospel way of living. Our whole being must be a living proclamation, a reflection of Jesus.”   St. Charles de Foucauld

“The heart of Jesus is compassionate and understanding. It has felt the sting of ingratitude, and when my heart suffers from that same offense, I can turn to him, and he understands my feelings.”

“My apostolate must be an apostolate of goodness. On seeing me people should say to themselves, since this man is so good, his religion must be good. And if I am asked why I am so gentle and good I must reply, because I am the servant of the One whose goodness is still greater. If only you knew how good my Master is!”  Charles de Foucald

“To love anyone is to hope in him for always. From the moment at which we begin to judge anyone, to limit our confidence in him, from the moment at which we identify him with what we know of him and so reduce him to that, we cease to love him and he ceases to be able to be better”. Charles de Foucald

“If I were truly talented, as I once imagined I was, then I would have understood long ago that life is just about people.” Sigrid Undset

“God is full of mercy for everyone, as He has been towards you. He is a father before He is a judge.” – Alexandre Dumas

“I do not cling to life sufficiently to fear death.” – Alexandre Dumas

“There is nothing in the world more difficult than candor, and nothing easier than flattery.” Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Haste is a poor counselor.” – Alexandre Dumas

“If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.” Kazuo Ishiguro