That crafty kindness which inveigles me to sacrifice principle is the serpent in the grass - deadly to the incautious wayfarer.

Delayed answers to prayer are not only trials of faith; they also give us opportunities to honor God through our steadfast confidence in Him, even when facing the apparent denial of our request.

Fine music without devotion is but a splendid garment upon a corpse.

Learn to say no; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.

I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer.

When our troubles are many we are often by grace made courageous in serving our God; we feel that we have nothing to live for in this world, and we are driven, by hope of the world to come, to exhibit zeal, self-denial, and industry.

Faith pulls the black mask from the face of trouble, and discovers the angel beneath.