The Greatest Method Of Praying Is To

Examine From Time To Time What Are The Dominant Passions Of Your Soul, And Having Ascertained This, Mold Your Life, So That In Thought, Word, And Deed You May As Far As Possible Counteract Them.

The Spirit Cannot Endure The Body When Overfed, But, If Underfed, The Body Cannot Endure The Spirit.

God Will Either Shield You From Suffering Or Give You Unfailing Strength To Bear It.

Consider The Pains Which Martyrs Have Endured, And Think How Even Now Many People Are Bearing Afflictions Beyond All Measure Greater Than Yours, And Say, "of A Truth My Trouble Is Comfort, My Torments Are But Roses As Compared To Those Whose Life Is A Continual Death, Without Solace, Or Aid Or Consolation, Borne Down With A Weight Of Grief Tenfold Greater Than Mine."

There Is No Artifice As Good And Desirable As Simplicity.