Dost thou want another eye beside that of Him who sees every secret thing?

Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else.

Salvation is the creation of new desires, not just new goodies.

Purify our minds that we may be "first pure, then peaceable," and fortify our souls, that our peaceableness may not lead us into cowardice and despair, when for Thy sake we are persecuted.

The only freedom that lasts comes from pursuing what we want when we want what we ought.

The wings of the dove are as soft as they are swift. Gentleness is a sure result of the Sacred Dove's transforming power: hearts touched by His benign influence are meek and lowly henceforth and for ever.