God bears with imperfect beings even when they resist His goodness. We ought to imitate this merciful patience and endurance. It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

It is when God appears to have abandoned us that we must abandon ourselves most wholly to God.

The greatest defect of common education is, that we are in the habit of putting pleasure all on one side, and weariness on the other; all weariness in study, all pleasure in idleness.

Simplicity is that grace which frees the soul from all unnecessary reflections upon itself.

We are not to choose the manner in which our blessings shall be bestowed.

Time spent in prayer is never wasted.