He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid worry multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.

It is wonderful how attractive a gentle, pleasant manner is, and how much it wins hearts.

Great occasions for serving God come seldom, but little ones surround us daily.

Provided that God be glorified, we must not care by whom.

There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.

There are many who want me to tell them of secret ways of becoming perfect and I can only tell them that the sole secret is a hearty love of God, and the only way of attaining that love is by loving. You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so you learn to love God and man by loving. Begin as a mere apprentice and the very power of love will lead you on to become a master of the art.

Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, then, put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations, and say continually: 'The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart has trusted in Him and I am helped. He is not only with me but in me and I in Him.'