"A humble sinner is better than a proud saint."

"Intelligence is an angel. Virtue is a saint. Courage is a hero. Love is God."

"I would rather die doing good than live doing evil."

"Religion is found in temples, faith is found in priests, virtue is found in saints, and love is found in God."

"A repentant sinner is better than a proud saint."

"Truth is a saints friend, but a liars enemy."

"Anyone can love a rose, but only a saint can love its thorns."

"Be so warm that people mistake you for the sun; so bright that people mistake you for the stars; and so accommodating that people mistake you for the universe."

"The weak forgive none, the strong forgive some, the great forgive many, but the enlightened forgive all."

"The clearest mirror in the universe is not made of glass, but of a loving soul."