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Poverty is the load of some, and wealth is the load of others, perhaps the greater load of the two. It may weigh them to perdition. Bear the load of thy neighbor's poverty, and let him bear with thee the load of thy wealth. Thou lightenest thy load by lightening his.
Wisdom
I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are very wise and very beautiful; but I never read in either of them, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden."
Wisdom
A good conscience is the palace of Christ; the temple of the Holy Ghost; the paradise of delight; the standing Sabbath of the saints.
Education
I sought Thee at a distance, and did not know that Thou wast near. I sought Thee abroad, and behold Thou wast within me.
Wisdom
As the soul is the life of the body, so God is the life of the soul. As therefore the body perishes when the soul leaves it, so the soul dies when God departs from it.
Life
Habit if not resisted soon becomes necessity.
Wisdom
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being little. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. Modest humility is beauty's crown.
Wisdom
My mother spoke of Christ to father, by her feminine and childlike virtues, and, after having borne his violence without a murmur of complaint, gained him at the close of his life to Christ.
Life
It is love that asks, that seeks, that knocks, that finds, and that is faithful to what it finds.
Love
Christ is not valued at all unless He be valued above all.
Wisdom
It is not by change of place that we can come nearer to Him who is in every place, but by the cultivation of pure desires and virtuous habits.
Wisdom
That is the true perfection of man to find out his imperfections.
Wisdom
How can He grant you what you do not desire to receive?
Wisdom
He that loveth little prayeth little; he that loveth much prayeth much.
Wisdom
God has promised forgiveness to your repentance; but He has not promised to-morrow to your procrastination.
Wisdom
There is one case of death-bed repentance recorded—the penitent thief—that no one should despair; and only one, that no one should presume.
Life
Give, O Lord, what Thou commandest, and then command what Thou wilt.
Wisdom
Thou hast made us for Thyself, and the heart never resteth till it findeth rest in Thee.
Love
Do you who are a Christian desire to be revenged and vindicated, and the death of Jesus Christ has not yet been revenged, nor His innocence vindicated?
Life
The rich are like beasts of burden, carrying treasure all day, and at the night of death unladen; they carry to their grave only the bruises and marks of their toil.
Life
It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.
Wisdom
The true servants of God are not solicitous that He should order them to do what they desire to do, but that they may desire to do what He orders them to do.
Wisdom