There are very few men who realize what God would make of them if they abandoned themselves entirely to his hands, and let themselves be formed by His Grace.

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"It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross."

- St. Ignatius of Loyola

Love

"Love ought to show itself in deeds more than words."

- St. Ignatius of Loyola

Love

"'If men but knew Thee, O my God!'"

- St. Ignatius of Loyola

Faith

"Go forth and set the world on fire."

- St. Ignatius of Loyola

Ambition

"The day is done; I give thanks to God for the gifts of today and place tomorrow in His hands."

- St. Ignatius of Loyola

Gratitude

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"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

- Leonardo DaVinci

Inspiration

"Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives."

- Socrates

Inspiration

"The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their grueling travels across trackless lands in prehistoric times, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, above all obstacles, on the infinite highway of the air."

- Wilbur Wright

Inspiration

"Sometimes, flying feels too God-like to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see."

- Charles A. Lindbergh

Inspiration

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Inspiration