Buying, possessing, accumulating--this is not worldliness. But doing this in the love of it, with no love of God paramount--doing it so that thoughts of eternity and God are an intrusion--doing it so that one's spirit is secularized in the process; this is worldliness.

Twixt kings and tyrants there's this difference known; Kings seek their subjects' good: tyrants their own.

Whatever comes, let's be content withal: Among God's blessings there is no one small.

It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.

Temptations hurt not, though they have accesse; Satan o'ercomes none but by willingnesse.

Each must in virtue strive for to excel; That man lives twice that lives the first life well.

I do love I know not what; Sometimes this, and sometimes that.