A meek spirit gives no trouble willingly to any: a quiet spirit bears all wrongs without being troubled.

I believe in my heart that faith in Jesus Christ can and will lead us beyond an exclusive concern for the well-being of other human beings to the broader concern for the well-being of the birds in our backyards, the fish in our rivers, and every living creature on the face of the earth.

There is no love of God without patience, and no patience without lowliness and sweetness of spirit.

For as long as love takes up the whole heart, what room is there for sin therein?

Proceed with much prayer, and your way will be made plain.

Riches naturally beget pride, love of the world, and every temper that is destructive of Christianity.

All worldly joys are less than that one joy of doing kindnesses.