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Dispose thyself to patience rather than to comfort, and to the bearing of the cross rather than to gladness.

Trust not to friends and kindred, neither do thou put off the care of thy soul’s welfare til hereafter; for men will sooner forget thee than thou art aware of.

Too many instances there are of daring men, who by presuming to sound the deep things of religion, have cavilled and argued themselves out of all religion.

Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.

Such as every man is inwardly so he judgeth outwardly.

At the least bear patiently, if thou canst not joyfully.

Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience.

Permit no hour to go by without it due improvement.

Would to God that we might spend a single day really well!

If you bear the cross unwillingly, you make it a burden, and load yourself more heavily; but you must bear it.

Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.

Carefully avoid in yourself those things which distrub you in others.

The glory of the good is in their consciences, and not in the tongues of men.

Anyone who thinks hard work will never hurt you has never had to pay to have it done. Jesus now has many lovers of his Heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.

When comfort is withdrawn, do not be cast down, but humbly and patiently await the visitation of God. He is able and powerful to give you more grace and more spiritual comfort than you first had.

If you cast away one cross, you will certainly find another, and perhaps a heavier.

It is futile to wish for a long life, and then to give so little care to living well.

It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.

Many deceive themselves, imagining they’ll find happiness in change.

The intention which is fixed on God as its only end will keep people steady in their purposes, and deliver them from being the joke and scorn of fortune.

Let nothing disturb thee, Let nothing affright thee; All passeth away: God only shall stay. Patience wins all: Who hath God, needeth nothing; For God is his All.

It is better to be affected with a true penitent sorrow for sin than to be able to resolve the most difficult cases about it.

How sweet it is to love, and to be dissolved, and as it were to bathe myself in thy love.

He who loveth God with all his heart feareth not death, nor punishment, nor judgment, nor hell, because perfect love giveth sure access to God. But he who still delighteth in sin, no marvel if he is afraid of death and judgment.

Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.

Remember, your prerogative is to govern, and not to serve the things of this world.

A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.

There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.

It thou seek rest in this life, how wilt thou then attain to the everlasting rest? Dispose not thyself for much rest, but for great patience. Seek true peace – not in earth, but in heaven; not in men, nor in any other creature, but in God alone.

Our dependence upon God ought to be so entire and absolute that we should never think it necessary, in any kind of distress, to have recourse to human consolations.

He that loveth, flieth, runneth, and rejoiceth. He is free, and cannot be held in. He giveth all for all, and hath all in all, because he resteth in one highest above all things, from whom all that is good flows and proceeds.

He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.

All His glory and beauty come from within, and there He delights to dwell, His visits there are frequent, His conversation sweet, His comforts refreshing; and His peace passing all understanding.

Old custom is hard to break and scarce any man will be led otherwise than seemeth good unto himself.

It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do.

Study to do another’s will rather than thine own. Choose ever to have less rather than more. Seek ever the lower place and to be subject to all; ever wish and pray that the will of God may be perfectly done in thee and in all. Behold such a man enters the bounds of peace and calm.

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.

What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer.

All that is in the world is vanity except to love God and serve him only.

Love is watchful. Sleeping, it does not slumber. Wearied, it is not tired. Pressed, it is not straitened. Alarmed, it is not confused, but like a living flame, a burning torch, it forces its way upward and passes unharmed through every obstacle.

Grace is the mastery of truth, the teacher of discipline, the light of the heart, the comforter of affliction, the banisher of sorrow, the nurse of devotion.

Seek not to know who said this or that, but take note of what has been said.

What canst thou see elsewhere which thou canst not see here? Behold the heaven and the earth and all the elements; for of these are all things created.

Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.

Of what use is a long life, if we amend so little? Alas, a long life often adds to our sins rather than to our virtue!

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening if thou has spent the day profitably.

Whatsoever is done in charity, however small and of no reputation it be, bringeth forth good fruit.

Love makes everything that is heavy light.

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