Good works are often spoiled by moving too quickly. . . . The good which God desires is accomplished almost by itself, without our even thinking of it.

You should not open your mouth except to express gratitude for benefits you have received, and never to mention your discontent.

God uproots the vine that He Himself has not planted.

I will always welcome joyfully any opportunity that comes my way to be of service to you

God always gives a great blessing to humble beginnings than to those that start with the chiming of bells.

Do not be afraid of undertaking too much of what you can do without coming and going; but fear only the thought of doing more than you are doing and more than God is giving you the means to do.

Let each of us accept the truth of the following statement and try to make it our most fundamental principle: Christ's teaching will never let us down, while worldly wisdom always will. Christ Himself said that this sort of wisdom was like a house with nothing but sand as its foundation, while His own was like a building with solid rock as its foundation.