Prayer is not a substitute for work, thinking, watching, suffering, or giving; prayer is a support for all other efforts.
Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God's mercy.
Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled. . . yes. . . the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks.
I think capitalism will survive, because no attractive alternatives exist now
Friendship is such an elastic word. There never was an age when it stood for so many things in private, and was yet so absolutely non-existent in fact.
It is a safe thing to trust Him to fulfill the desires which He creates
Truthfully, with the Republicans, I don't see that much wrong with them.