“Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.” ― Marcus Aurelius

“Evil results, however, when our passions overtake our intellect. When the passions get the better of the intellect, this usually results in sin. When the passions are fully mastered by the intellect, you have a beautiful and passionate saint. The goal is not to get rid of the passions (Stoicism) but to tame the passions (Christianity).” — Dr. Taylor Marshall

“A man who governs his passions is master of the world. We must either command them, or be enslaved by them.” — St. Dominic

“If you have the desire and passion to do something, and it's within God's will, you will achieve it.” — Nick Vujicic

“Happiness and health must be earned by absolute control of the emotional nature.” — Florence Scovel Shinn

“A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, "You are mad; you are not like us." — St. Anthony the Great

“Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.” — St. Teresa of Avila

“The Christian faith makes it possible for us nobly to accept that which cannot be changed, and to meet disappointments and sorrow with an inner poise, and to absorb the most intense pain without abandoning our sense of hope.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

“We are born to lose and to perish, to hope and to fear, to vex ourselves and others; and there is no antidote against a common calamity but virtue; for the foundation of true joy is in the conscience.” — Seneca

“Where perception is, there also are pain and pleasure, and where these are, there, of necessity, is desire.” — Aristotle

“If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.” — Ven. Fulton J. Sheen

“I call myself a Peaceful Warrior...because the battles we fight are on the inside.” — Socrates