It is not so important to know everything as to know the exact value of everything, to appreciate what we learn and to arrange what we know.

One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.

It is a part of Christianity to convert every natural talent to a religious use.

A faint endeavor ends in a sure defeat.

The world does not require so much to be informed as to be reminded.

Our infinite obligations to God do not fill our hearts half as much as a petty uneasiness of our own; nor His infinite perfections as much as our smallest wants.

All desire the gifts of God, but they do not desire God.