Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.

Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.

Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth; yet we get upset about it and our gain turns to loss.

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.

Let thy words be few when in the midst of many.

Her heart is full of joy with love, for in the Lord her mind is stilled. She has renounced every selfish attachment and draws abiding joy and strength from the One within. She lives not for herself, but lives to serve the Lord of Love in all, and swims across the sea of life breasting its rough waves joyfully.

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.