Heaven does not make holiness, but holiness makes heaven.

Devotion is like the candle which Michael Angelo used to take in his pasteboard cap, so as not to throw his shadow upon the work in which he was engaged.

There is such a difference between coming out of sorrow thankful for relief, and coming out of sorrow full of sympathy with and trust in Him who has released us.

As you emphasize your life, you must localize and define it... you cannot do everything.

The man, who has begun to live more seriously within, begins to live more simply without.

No one ever fell under the burden of the day; it is only when the burden of tomorrow is added that the load becomes unbearable.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Prayer is not conquering God's reluctance, but taking hold of God's willingness.