Jesus has many lovers of His kingdom of heaven, but he has few bearers of His Cross. Many desire His consolation, but few desire His tribulation. He finds many comrades in eating and drinking, but He finds few hands who will be with Him in His abstinence and fastingBut those who love Jesus purely for Himself, and not for their own profit or convenience, bless Him as heartily in temptation and tribulation and in all other adversities as they do in time of consolation. And if He never sent them consolation, they would still bless and praise Him.

Habit is overcome by habit.

A man of peace does more good than a very learned man.

Thou shalt rest sweetly if thy heart condemn thee not.

All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.

Love is a great thing, a good above all others, which alone maketh every burden light.

So fixed are our spirits in slothfulness and cold indifference that we seldom overcome so much as one evil habit.