O Lord, Thou knowest that which is best for us; let this or that be done, as Thou shalt please. Give what Thou wilt, how much Thou wilt, and when Thou wilt. Deal with me as thou thinkest best. Place me where Thou wilt, and deal with me in all things just as Thou wilt. Behold, I am Thy servant, prepared for all things: I desire not to live unto myself, but unto Thee; and oh, that I could do it worthily and perfectly!

Don't flatter the rich, or appear to willing before the great.

Love is watchful. Sleeping, it does not slumber. Wearied, it is not tired. Pressed, it is not straitened. Alarmed, it is not confused, but like a living flame, a burning torch, it forces its way upward and passes unharmed through every obstacle.

What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.

Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.

I have sought for happiness everywhere, but I have found it nowhere except in a little corner with a little book.

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.