Children are excellent observers, and will often perceive your slightest defects. In general, those who govern children, forgive nothing in them, but everything in themselves

There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond, and over the dead the united world has no power.

How dangerous it is for our salvation, how unworthy of God and of ourselves, how pernicious even for the peace of our hearts, to want always to stay where we are! Our whole life was only given us to advance us by great strides toward our heavenly country.

Time is given us that we may take care for eternity; and eternity will not be too long to regret the loss of our time if we have misspent it.

If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.

When you come to be sensibly touched, the scales will fall from your eyes; and by the penetrating eyes of love you will discern that which your other eyes will never see.

Were in prayer, as indeed you ought to be.