The English certainly and fiercely pride themselves in never praising themselves.
God requires a faithful fulfillment of the merest trifle given us to do, rather than the most ardent aspiration to things to which we are not called.
All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
The merit of the cross does not consist in its heaviness, but in the manner in which we carry it. I would even say that it is sometimes more virtuous to carry a cross of straw than a heavy cross because we have to be more attentive for fear of losing it.
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
Don't get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God's Love, which is greater than our weakness.
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
Give me strength, not to be better than my enemies, but to defeat my greatest enemy, the doubts within myself. Give me strength for a straight back and clear eyes, so when life fades, as the setting sun, my spirit may come to you without shame.
How you go about moving within the world you live in says so much about who you are.
The promises we break are usually such as we are most forward in making.
The story itself should force its moral upon you. You find out what the moral is by writing the story.