Inspirational thoughts

“We desire to be able to welcome Jesus at Christmas-time, not in a cold manger of our heart, but in a heart full of love and humility, a heart so pure, so immaculate, so warm with love for one another.” — St. Teresa of Calcutta

“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” St. Augustine

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.” – Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

“Hear the other side.” St. Augustine

“His conclusion was that things were not always what they appeared to be.” – Jack London, White Fang

 

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” St. Augustine

“It occurred to him that strength was quite different from toughness and that being vulnerable wasn’t quite the same as being weak.” – Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian

“A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by.” – John Wayne

“Go forward bravely. Fear nothing. Trust in God; all will be well.” St. Joan of Arc

“The patient and humble endurance of the cross – whatever nature it may be – is the highest work we have to do.” St. Katherine Drexel