Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them.

If we divested ourselves, once and for all, of all self-will, we would then be in a position of being sure of doing the Will of God, in which the angels find all their delight and men all their happiness.

All of you desire to belong entirely to God, and God also wants all of you to belong to Him

[M]ost people offend God by passing judgment on the things others do, especially important people, not knowing the reasons why they are doing what they do; for when one does not know the primary cause of some matter, what conclusions can he draw from it?

Since you know the means of getting better, in the name of God, make use of them. Do not take on anything beyond your strength, do not be anxious, do not take things too much to heart, go gently, do not work too long or too hard.

If you think something should be done, take the trouble to write to me about it, and together we will decide the time and manner of doing it.

Laws must never be made compatible with crimes, no more than lying should be in harmony with the truth.