God evaluates by this criterion: How much love you invest in what you do is more important than how you do. The one who loves much is actually the one who does much.

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.

Be at peace with yourself first and then you will be able to bring peace to others.

Carefully avoid in yourself those things which distrub you in others.

O Lord, you know what is best for me. Let this or that be done, as you please. Give what you will, how much you will, and when you will.

How sweet it is to love, and to be dissolved, and as it were to bathe myself in thy love.

Love longs to be free, a stranger to every worldly desire, lest its inner vision become dimmed, and lest worldly self-interest hinder it or ill-fortune cast it down.