A sure way of retaining the grace of heaven is to disregard outward appearances, and diligently to cultivate such things as foster amendment of life and fervour of soul, rather than to cultivate those qualities that seem most popular.

Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back.

Carry the cross patiently, and with perfect submission; and in the end it shall carry you.

The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.

No man doth safely rule, but he that hath learned gladly to obey.

At the day of judgment we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done.