O Lord, I do most cheerfully commit all unto Thee.

All wars are civil ones; for it is still man spilling his own blood, tearing out his own bowels.

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.

It is not the multitude of hard duties, it is not the constraint and contention that advance us in our Christian course. On the contrary, it is the yielding of our wills without restriction and without choice to tread cheerfully every day in the path in which Providence leads us. It is to seek nothing, to be discouraged by nothing, to see our duty in the present moment, and to trust all else without reserve to the will and power of God.

The wind of God is always blowing... but you must hoist your sail.

I would have no desire other than to accomplish thy will. Teach me to pray; pray thyself in me.

Before putting yourself in peril, it is necessary to foresee and fear it; but when one is there, nothing remains but to despise it.