Inspirational thoughts

“I will not fear, for you are ever with me,
and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.”

-Thomas Merton

“I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does not hurt.” Pope Francis

“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.” St. Thomas Aquinas

“The things that we love tell us what we are.”

St. Thomas Aquinas

“[Death] … the abyss from where no traveler is permitted to return.” — George Washington

“Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice.” Reinhold Niebuhr

“Prayer is the best weapon that we possess, it is the key that opens the heart of God.” St. Padre Pio

“Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.” Coach John Wooden

“Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.” Coach John Wooden