We must truly serve those whom we appear to command; we must bear with their imperfections, correct them with gentleness and patience, and lead them in the way to heaven.
Can we be unsafe where God has placed us, and where He watches over us as a parent a child that he loves?
Frequently a big advantage can be gained by knowing how to give in at the right moment.
Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.
God never makes us sensible of our weakness except to give us of His strength.
As long as anything in this world means anything to you, your freedom is only a word. You are like a bird that is held by a leash; you can only fly so far.
We can often do more for other men by trying to correct our own faults than by trying to correct theirs.
To will everything that God wills, and to will it always, in all circumstances and without reservations: that is the kingdom of God which is entirely within.
Simplicity is that grace which frees the soul from all unnecessary reflections upon itself.
The Christian life is a long and continual tendency of our hearts toward that eternal goodness which we desire on earth. All our happiness consists in thirsting for it. Now this thirst is prayer. Ever desire to approach your Creator, and you will never cease to pray. Do not think it necessary to pronounce many words.
The best use one can make of his mind is to distrust it.
The most essential point is lowliness.
Blessed are the poor in spirit." Blessed are they who are stripped of every thing, even of their own wills, that they may no longer belong to themselves.
There is no true and constant gentleness without humility. While we are so fond of ourselves, we are easily offended with others. Let us be persuaded that nothing is due to us, and then nothing will disturb us. Let us often think of our own infirmities, and we will become indulgent towards those of others.
Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were in prayer. In truth, this is prayer.
Listen less to your own thoughts and more to God's thoughts.
Worry is the cross which we make for ourselves by over anxiety.
If God bores you, tell Him that He bores you, that you prefer the vilest amusements to His presence, that you only feel at your ease when you are far from Him.
I love my country better than my family; but I love humanity better than my country.
There is never any peace for those who resist God.
I would have every minister of the gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, with the generous energy of a father, and with the exuberant affection of a mother.
Nothing marks so much the solid advancement of a soul, as the view of one's wretchedness without anxiety and without discouragement.
If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.
Temptations are a file which rub off much of the rust of our self-confidence.
We are never less alone than when we are in the society of a single, faithful friend; never less deserted than when we are carried in tne arms of the All-Powerful.
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