We brought nothing into this world, and we shall surely take nothing from it. -St. John Chrysostom (in a sermon, late 3rd or early 4th century); can be found at: http://www.universalis.com/20110913/readings.htm; also see 1 Timothy 6:7 (online at http://… more »

What is important for all people, what makes their life significant, is [knowing] they are loved.  The person in a difficult situation will hold on if he knows Someone is waiting for me, Someone wants me and needs me. -Benedict XVI, quoted by Peter Joh… more »

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. -often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson; however, per QI, penned by Henry Stanley Haskins; (see http://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/01/11/what-lies-within/) Th… more »

"Nothing is so easy as to be religious on paper."  - John Henry Newman (as quoted by Gil Baille @ http://moscowcoffeereview.com/carpecakem/2010/08/16/john-henry-newman-quotes/) i love this quote.  it's true of course.  it's humbling.  i never would ha… more »