The submission of one's will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God's altar. The many other things we 'give' are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.

Mercy can purge the soul of sin, making room for a fresh start. Truth is vital in order that we have an unvarying standard by which to determine what we are to be and to do and what we are to rid ourselves of. All the cardinal virtues, therefore, carry their own intrinsic as well as outward reward. A merciful man does do good to his own soul.

The more quickly we loosen our grip on the things of the world the more firmly we can take hold of the things of eternity.

We are so busy constantly checking our own temperatures, we fail to notice the burning fevers of others.

We are often not only to slow to get on our knees, but to quick to rise from them.

In the economy of Heaven, God does not send thunder if a still, small voice is enough, or a prophet if a priest can do the job.

Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words.