Let temporal things serve thy use, but the eternal be the object of thy desire.

Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be said to be better than you are in God's sight.

If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?

Be thankful for the smallest blessing, and you will be worthy to receive greater.

A lover of Jesus and of the truth can lift himself above himself in spirit.

A book has but one voice, but it does not instruct everyone alike.

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