Nothing is so costly as the pursuit of a cure for imaginary ills.

Good taste rejects excessive nicety.

Simplicity brings back the joys of Paradise. Not that we have pure pleasure without a moment's suffering, but when we are surrendered to God, we are not grasping for pleasure, and even our troubles are received with thanksgiving. This inner harmony, and this deliverance from fear and the tormenting desires of self, create a satisfaction in the soul which is above all the intoxicating joys of this world put together.

We may as well tolerate all religions, since God Himself tolerates all.

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

Fear is like the strong medicine used to fight serious diseases; it purges, but it also alters your temperament and wears out the body organs. A person who is driven by fear will always be the weaker for it

The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.