God calls us to care for our fellow man, especially the neediest. I feel that call to lift up the less fortunate; the call to improve our communities and our state. It drives me to serve Louisiana as governor.
It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only.
Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.
That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same will it be against Christians.
God knows, I never want to hurt someone's feelings.
No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God.
Converse with men makes sharp the glittering wit, but God to man doth speak in solitude.
Compared to America or Europe, God isn't a big part of our lives here. I don't know anyone here who goes to church when he's had a rough divorce or is going through depression. We go out into nature instead.
A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a squash.
I do not know who there is among us that can claim to know God's purpose and God's intent.
I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.