We are still tossed about by the disturbances of this life, which is like a stormy sea, where those who are not attached to J[esus] C[hrist] and the duties of their state, as was our dear departed, are shipwrecked.

Since God is satisfied with our good will and honest efforts, let us also be satisfied with the outcome He gives to them, and our actions will never be without good results

. . . [A]s a rule, the most learned persons do not produce the greatest results. We see that only too often.

Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances.

[E]ven if the whole world should rise up to destroy us, nothing will happen except that God, in whom we have put our hope, will allow.

We must be firm but not rough in our guidance and avoid an insipid kind of meekness, which is ineffective.

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.