How sweet, the presence of Jesus to the longing, harassed soul! It is instant peace, and balm to every wound.

The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills it; and thirdly to do it because it is his will.

Can you expect to go to heaven for nothing? Did not our Savior track the whole way to it with His tears and blood? And yet you stop at every little pain.

How sweet, the presence of Jesus to the longing, harassed soul! It is instant peace, and balm to every wound.

Cheerfulness prepares a glorious mind for all the noblest acts.

The gate of heaven is very low; only the humble can enter it.

If I had to advise parents, I should tell them to take great care about the people with whom their children associate . . . Much harm may result from bad company, and we are inclined by nature to follow what is worse than what is better.