Leisure is only possible when we are at one with ourselves. We tend to overwork as a means of self-escape, as a way of trying to justify our existence. (Josef Pieper)
Quotes
Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile (Saint Teresa of Calcutta, +1997)
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities (Voltaire)
A democracy without values easily turns into open or thinly-disguised totalitarianism (Pope Saint John Paul II, Centesimus Annus)
Stat crux dum volvitur orbis – The Cross stands as the world turns
Towards your subjects, act with such justice that you may steer a middle course, swerving neither to the right nor to the left, but lean more to the side of the poor man than of the rich until such time as you are certain about the truth. (King Saint Louis IX, +1270, in a letter[…]
I plead with you–never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid. (Pope Saint John Paul II)
Has anyone ever come away from her troubled or saddened or ignorant of the heavenly mysteries? Who has not returned to everyday life gladdened and joyful because his request had been granted by the Mother of God? (Saint Amadeus of Lausanne)
There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love. (Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, +1153)
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer (Romans 12:2)