If we are truly devoted to doing God's will, pain and pleasure won't make any difference to us.

One way to recollect the mind easily in the time of prayer, and preserve it more in tranquillity, is not to let it wander too far at other times. You should keep it strictly in the presence of God; and being accustomed to think of Him often, you will find it easy to keep your mind calm in the time of prayer, or at least to recall it from its wanderings.

Let all our employment be to know God: the more one knows Him, the more one desires to know Him.

Do not always scrupulously confine yourself to certain rules, or particular forms of devotion, but act with a general confidence in GOD, with love and humility.

Think often on God, by day, by night, in your business and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave him not alone.

There's no greater lifestyle and no greater happiness than that of having a continual conversation with God.

In order to form a habit of conversing with GOD continually, and referring all we do to Him, we must at first apply to Him with some diligence: but that after a little care we should find His love inwardly excite us to it without any difficulty.