Inspirational thoughts

“To be good and lead a good life means to give to others more than one takes from them.” Leo Tolstoy

“Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken.” Jane Austen

“Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again: for forgiveness has risen from the grave!”  St. John Chrysostom

“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” – Leo Tolstoy

“The distance is nothing when one has motive.” Jane Austen

“Let us never underestimate the power of a well-written letter.” Jane Austen

“When people are waiting, they are bad judges of time, and every half minute seems like five.” Jane Austen

“Knowing by experience St. Joseph’s astonishing influence with God, I would wish to persuade everyone to honor him with particular devotion. I have always seen those who honored him in a special manner make progress in virtue, for this heavenly protector favors in a striking manner the spiritual advancement of souls who commend themselves to him.” St. Teresa of Avila

“I am Patrick, yes a sinner and indeed untaught; yet I am established here in Ireland where I profess myself bishop. I am certain in my heart that ‘all that I am,’ I have received from God. So I live among barbarous tribes, a stranger and exile for the love of God.” St. Patrick

 “You can’t ever tell what’s going to hurt people.”

— Evelyn Waugh