Darkness is the fit hour for beasts of prey, and ignorance the natural dwelling place of cruelty.

Serve God by doing common actions in a heavenly spirit, and then, if your daily calling only leaves you cracks and crevices of time, fill them up with holy service.

We should pray when we are in a praying mood, for it would be sinful to neglect so fair an opportunity. We should pray when we are not in a proper mood, for it would be dangerous to remain in so unhealthy a condition.

The practical effect of Christianity is happiness, therefore let it be spread abroad everywhere!

There is a general kind of praying which fails for lack of precision. It is as if a regiment of soldiers should all fire off their guns anywhere. Possibly somebody would be killed, but the majority of the enemy would be missed.

He who will not use the thoughts of other men's brains proves that he has no brains of his own.

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