That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it.

My conviction of the necessity of further legislative provisions for the safe-keeping and disbursement of the public moneys and my opinion in regard to the measures best adapted to the accomplishment of those objects have been already submitted to you.

Also, that which is desirable in itself is more desirable than what is desirable per accidens.

Where your money goes, there your heart follows.

But the truth is, we find time for what's important to us.

In order to honor God with your wealth, you first have to admit that you are rich. Most people won't do that. It's not normal.

Everything that we allow into our minds, hearts, and lives — everything that we spend our time and money on — has an impact on how we grow, or don't grow, spiritually.

We've demonstrated a strong track record of being very disciplined with the use of our cash. We don't let it burn a hole in our pocket, we don't allow it to motivate us to do stupid acquisitions. And so I think that we'd like to continue to keep our powder dry, because we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future.

Love the giver more than the gift.

Indeed,"wrote C. S. Lewis142, "if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea.

God can have our money and not have our hearts, but He cannot have our hearts without having our money.

God can have our money and not have our hearts, but He cannot have our hearts without having all our money.