There was the torture of sermons, and that not a slight one, for I was very fond of them.

Vocal prayer . . . must be accompanied by reflection. A prayer in which a person is not aware of Whom he is speaking to, what he is asking, who it is who is asking and of Whom, I don't call prayer-however much the lips may move.

It should be observed that perfect love of God consists not in those delights, tears and sentiments of devotion that we generally seek, but in a strong determination and keen desire to please God in all things, and to promote His glory.

Pain is never permanent.

God is even kinder than you think.

Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.

I am really much more afraid of those people who have so great a fear of the devil, than I am of the devil himself.