Of all things difficult to rule, none were more so than my will and affections.

It is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.

Loneliness itself is material for sacrifice. The very longings themselves can be offered to Him who understands perfectly. The transformation into something He can use for the good of others takes place only when the offering is put into his hands.

If all struggles and sufferings were eliminated, the spirit would no more reach maturity than would the child.

The world cries for men who are strong--strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer. I pray that you will be that kind of man--glad that God made you a man, glad to shoulder the burden of manliness in a time when to do so will often bring contempt.

The cross means suffering. Suffering's meaning is to be learned through the cross.

A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.