It is better to die than to tell a lie

Trouble and perplexity drive me to prayer, and prayer drives away perplexity and trouble.

Let us often think of our own infirmities, and we shall become indulgent toward those of others.

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

Do we accustom ourselves to see all things in the light of faith? Do we correct all our judgments by it? Alas! The greater part of Christians think and act like mere heathens; if we judge (as we justly may) of their faith by their practice, we must conclude they have no faith at all.

There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us be persuaded that nothing is due to us, and then nothing will disturb us. Let us often think of our own infirmities, and we will become indulgent towards those of others.

Time spent in prayer is never wasted.