“It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.”

Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.

Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.

Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.

About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.

Happy the heart where love has come to birth.

We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.

Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.

Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.

To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.

Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.

Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.

We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.

There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.

He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.

We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.

Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.

Never lie to people, because the people you are able to lie to, are the people who trust you.

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.