In nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness.

Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.

The less I spent on myself and the more I gave to others, the fuller of happiness and blessing did my soul become.

It does not matter how great the pressure is. What really matters is where the pressure lies -- whether it comes between you and God, or whether it presses you nearer His heart.

Truly Jesus is the great need of our souls.

I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him to do His work through me.

I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize that He is able to carry out His will for me. It does not matter where He places me, or how. That is for Him to consider, not me, for in the easiest positions He will give me grace, and in the most difficult ones His grace is sufficient.