Those who think themselves secure are more exposed to danger than any others. The armor-bearer of sin is self-confidence .

Hope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.

No scene in sacred history ever gladdens the soul like the scene on Calvary. Nowhere does the soul find such consolation as on that very spot where misery reigned, where woe triumphed, where agony reached its climax.

God be thanked when the Law so works as to take off the sinner from all confidence in himself! To make the leper confess that he is incurable is going a great way toward compelling him to go to that divine Savior, who alone is able to heal him. This is the whole end of the Law toward men whom God will save.

Prayer girds human weakness with divine strength, turns human folly into heavenly wisdom, and gives to troubled mortals the peace of God. We know not what prayer can do.

Anything is a blessing which makes us pray.

How gentle and tender ought we to be with others who are foolish when we remember how foolish we are ourselves