“Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.”

“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.”

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”