I desire only Him and to be wholly His.

Love sweetens pain; and when one loves God, one suffers for His sake with joy and courage.

Were I a preacher, I should preach above all other things, the practice of the Presence of God.... Those who have the gale of the Holy Spirit go forward, even in sleep.

That there needed neither art nor science for going to GOD, but only a heart resolutely determined to apply itself to nothing but Him, or for His sake, and to love Him only.

Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity.

To worship God is to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself.

We may make an oratory of our heart wherein to retire from time to time to converse with Him in meekness, humility, and love. Every one is capable of such familiar conversation with God, some more, some less. He knows what we can do. Let us begin, then.