You find no difficulty in trusting the Lord with the management of the universe and all the outward creation, and can your case be any more complex or difficult than these, that you need to be anxious or troubled about His management of it?

If you were to write down all the possible ways to motivate people to do better work, friendly praise would have to come near the head of your list.

Of all hateful occupations, housekeeping is to my mind the most hateful.

You must hand yourself and all your inward experiences, your temptations, your temperament, your frames and feelings, all over into the care of your God, and leave them there. He made you and therefore He understands you, and knows how to manage you, and you must trust Him to do it.

I do not find that I feel myself to be any different as an English subject than as an American. I have not the vote in either place, so I am not a citizen of either, and have no call to be patriotic. In fact, I do not see how women can ever feel like anything but aliens in whatever country they may live, for they have no part or lot in any, except the part and lot of being taxed and legislated for by men.

If we want to be comforted, we must make up our minds to believe every single solitary word of comfort God has ever spoken.

It is hard for me to believe that any husband and wife are really happy together. And to have thee say you are is an unspeakable comfort.