If thou be not busy for thyself now, who shall be busy for thee in time to come?

O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.

For nothing, how little soever, that is suffered for God's sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.

Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what he is.

It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do.

If thou canst not make thyself such an one as thou wouldst, how canst thou expect to have another in all things to thy liking?

Jesus has many who love the kingdom of God, but few who bear a cross. He has many who desire His comfort, but few who desire His suffering. All want to rejoice with him, but few are willing to suffer for Him. He writes; there are many who admire his miracles, but there are few who follow in the humiliation of the cross.