Inspirational thoughts

“There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.”

– Francis Drake

“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Mark Twain

“Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.”  George Eliot

“Don’t make everyone know about your sadness.” John Steinbeck

“We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.”

“Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within our grasp. Existing before time began, He began to exist at a moment in time.” Pope St. Leo the Great

“An important day in a young person’s life is the day on which he becomes convinced that Christ is the only Friend who will not disappoint him, on which he can always count.” St. John Paul II

“Fear paralyzes in many ways, but especially if it keeps you from responding wisely and intelligently to challenges. The only way to overcome your fears is to face them head-on.”

“There is nothing more pleasing to God, than to see a soul who patiently and serenely bears whatever crosses it is sent; this is how love is made, by putting lover and loved one on the same level. . .” St. Alphonsus Ligouri