What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy’s tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.

They’ll forget all the rubbish when I’ve gone, and they’ll remember the football. If only one person thinks I’m the best player in the world, that’s good enough for me.

We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.

You know, God will give favor to anyone who will believe Him. Every day you should confess that you have favor everywhere you go. God will begin to open doors that you wouldn’t believe.

I don’t have much positive to say about motor neurone disease. But it taught me not to pity myself because others were worse off, and to get on with what I could still do.

No one can look back on his schooldays and say with truth that they were altogether unhappy.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

All our actions, as well as our thoughts and words, should praise Him who always blesses us.

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

Nothing is worth more than this day.

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one’s living at it.

I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I’m praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I’m grateful that I’m heard.

I have a big gay and lesbian following and they’ve been very loyal and kind to me.

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.

Remember happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.

The people of Northern Ireland have sorted out my whole life.

A saint is tolerant and is attentive to the pleadings of other human beings, not only to spoken messages but to unspoken messages as well.

Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life.

In the egoic state, your sense of self, your identity, is derived from your thinking mind – in other words, what your mind tells you about yourself: the storyline of you, the memories, the expectations, all the thoughts that go through your head continuously and the emotions that reflect those thoughts. All those things make up your sense of self.

All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that’s the mercy you’re going to be receiving.

My mum passing away wasn’t funny, but that funeral and what I went through, the things that happened, looking back at it, there were funny moments. You have to be strong enough to look back at it, to sit and assess the situation.

The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!

Strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive.

Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it’s people in my city, kids in the street, all the way up to the Grammys.

The nice thing is that when people come up to me, it’s the football they remember, not all the other rubbish.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead.

I still close my eyes and go home – I can always draw from that.

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.

If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.

I love great journalism. I appreciate it. I love a good, you know, I love good news stories. I love great books. I love great articles. I appreciate them so much, and they’ve been part of my education as a woman.

I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary.

Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

God can cause opportunity to find you. He has unexpected blessings where you suddenly meet the right person, or suddenly your health improves, or suddenly you’re able to pay off your house. That’s God shifting things in your favor.

Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

A true man hates no one.

I like to give back.

I remember the first time I had sex – I kept the receipt.

I was fortunate and I was lucky that I had a couple of people in my life who cared about me. I had good, loving parents.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.