God has given us two hands – one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing.

The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

The only answer to fear is faith in God, knowing He loves you unconditionally and individually.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

God always has patience.

God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.

The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their knees. This private unity of public men and their God is an enduring source of reassurance for the people of America.

God wants to bless us where we are.

God isn’t compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness. You must make your choice. Our civilization has chosen machinery and medicine and happiness.

We talk about this concept of openness and transparency as the high-level ideal that we’re moving towards at Facebook. The way that we get there is by empowering people to share and connect. The combination of those two things leads the world to become more open.

I was being trained because I wanted to be a preacher like my father. I wanted to talk about Moses; I wanted to talk about God… I wanted to talk about the apostles, the disciples and all that.

Whatsoever is, is in God, and without God nothing can be, or be conceived.

When we enter into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, something wonderful happens: God begins to change our desires, and we want to be more like Him.

Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

Music is this divine thing, the closest that we can get to something divine. It’s like this instinct we all own, and some of us have found a way to hear that music and write it down and share it with people.

I’m not the judge. You know, God didn’t tell me to go around judging everybody.

God is, even though the whole world deny him. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me.

Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.

God’s first creature, which was light.

Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes smaller, more accessible. There is just no question that there is more obligation that those who have should give to those who have nothing.

I stayed focused, and I never surrendered, and now I’ve been blessed. now I take care of my mother, my father, and my entire whole family.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

Good jokes are gems. A good idea is hard to come by. I couldn’t give them to someone else, even for money. It just wouldn’t seem right.

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

God is the universal substance in existing things. He comprises all things. He is the fountain of all being. In Him exists everything that is.

Generous people can become more generous as they become richer, giving away vast fortunes to worthwhile causes as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are doing.

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.

Happiness is within the reach of everyone, rich or poor. Yet comparatively few people are happy. I believe the reason for this is that the majority don’t recognize happiness even when it is within their grasp.

Man was made at the end of the week’s work, when God was tired.

The most amazing philanthropists are people who are actually making a significant sacrifice.

The only way to get love is to be lovable. It’s very irritating if you have a lot of money. You’d like to think you could write a check: ‚I’ll buy a million dollars‘ worth of love.‘ But it doesn’t work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.

God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

It’s flattering to people who stop you and say that you’ve helped them and all. But, again, you know, you’ve got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down.

My mom was a terrible parent of young children. And thank God – I thank God every time I think of it – I was sent to my paternal grandmother. Ah, but my mother was a great parent of a young adult.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

I’m one of the luckiest people on earth.

God always wants us to be growing.

God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us.

Whether we’re happy with our circumstances or not, giving God praise is so important.

The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.

Every day is a gift from God. There’s no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it.

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

God is patient with us to become the God’s children he wants us to be but you really can see him weeping.

It is not doing the thing we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.

I used to read five psalms every day – that teaches me how to get along with God. Then I read a chapter of Proverbs every day and that teaches me how to get along with my fellow man.

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.

In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.

O wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.

I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed.

You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.

I work very hard, but when God opens that door for you – when life opens that door for you, I should say – I think it’s important to be giving, to return the love back.

Money doesn’t mean anything to me. I’ve made a lot of money, but I want to enjoy life and not stress myself building my bank account. I give lots away and live simply, mostly out of a suitcase in hotels. We all know that good health is much more important.

There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one – keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.

People don’t come to church for preachments, of course, but to daydream about God.

God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.