Peace does not dwell in outward things but within the soul; we may preserve it in the midst of the bitterest pain, if our will remains firm and submissive. Peace in this life springs from acquiescence to, not an exemption from, suffering.

Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were in prayer. In truth, this is prayer.

The blood of a nation ought never to be shed except for its own preservation in the utmost extremity.

How does our will become sanctified? By conforming itself unreservedly to that of God.

True piety hath in it nothing weak, nothing sad, nothing constrained. It enlarges the heart; it is simple, free, and attractive.

You really don't even own the present moment, for even this belongs to God.

Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half.