Jesus, save me from the infatuation of avarice! I, too, will lay up a treasure, but Thou shalt have the keeping of it.
Wisdom
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God has given you your child, that the sight of him, from time to time, might remind you of His goodness, and induce you to praise Him with filial reverence.
Wisdom
As this brook not only washes off impurities, but overwhelms them, so that they can no longer be found, even so Thy Divine mercy, and the stream of my Saviour's blood, not only purge away, but extinguish my sins, sweeping them into the depths of the sea, where through all eternity they shall be remembered no more.
Wisdom
Lord Jesus, engrave Thou Thy name with Thine own finger upon my heart, that it may remain closed to wordly joy and worldly pleasure, self-interest, fading honor, and low revenge, and open only to Thee.
Love
Well, then, Lord Jesus! I will creep if I cannot walk; I will take hold of Thy word. When I stumble, Thou wilt support me; when I fall, Thou wilt hold out Thy cross, and help me with it to rise again, until at length I reach the place where Thou art, and with all my weaknesses and wants, cast myself into Thy bosom.
Wisdom
The whole of Christianity is comprised in three things—to believe, to love, and to obey Jesus. These are things, however, which we must be learning all our life.
Faith
My God, give me neither poverty nor riches; but whatsoever it may be Thy will to give, give me with it a heart which knows humbly to acquiesce in what is Thy will.
Love
My God, help me always resolutely to strive, and, through life and death, to force my way unto Thee.
Life
My God, I ask not of Thee the leaves of external consequence; I will be content to continue simple, lowly, and plain, if Thou wilt only give me grace to serve Thee and my neighbor. Outward pomp withers like a flower, but inward worth lasts even after death.
Life
In the school of Christ they are the best scholars who continue learning to the last.
Education
Be less concerned about the number of books you read, and more about the good use you make of them. The best of books is the Bible.
Wisdom
My God! my time is in Thine hands. Should it please Thee to lengthen my life, and complete, as Thou hast begun, the work of blanching my locks, grant me grace to wear them as a crown of unsullied honor.
Success
O, my God! withhold from me the wealth to which tears and sighs and curses cleave. Better none at all than wealth like that.
Wisdom
It is self-love and its offspring self-deception, which shut the gates of heaven, and lead men, as if in a delicious dream, to hell.
Love
Never have I greater reason for suspicion than when I am particularly pleased with myself, my faith, my progress, and my alms.
Wisdom
As ravens rejoice over carrion, so infernal spirits exult over the sod that is dead in sin.
Wisdom
O my God! close my eyes, that I may see Thee; separate me from the world, that I may enjoy Thy company.
Happiness