“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”

“It is good for us to have trials and troubles at times, for they often remind us that we are on probation and ought not to hope in any worldly thing. It is good for us sometimes to suffer contradic...”

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

“God hath thus ordered it, that we may learn to bear one another’s burdens; for no man is without fault, no man without his burden, no man sufficient of himself, no man wise enough of himself; but w...”

“All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.”

“If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.”

“Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said."Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”

“I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don...”

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

“Patience is one of the keys to success but I came to understand that you have to be patient while working not while waiting. After sowing, you still have to water your seed while waiting for the fr...”

“Sometimes the purpose of the rose is simply to draw attention to the rose.”

“The immediate result of your infinite patience is peace”

“Behind Calvary's cross is the throne of heaven.”

“That which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an all-powerful and all-loving God. Our suffering has meaning ...”

“Man is most free when he is most guided.”