Janet Erskine Stuart

“Self-control is the root of all the virtues.”

“Education is not a matter of telling, but of training.”

“There is no such thing as a trifle in the service of God.”

“To be able to be silent is a great power.”

“The love of our neighbor is the only door out of the dungeon of self.”

“Prayer is a conversation with a friend.”

“Let us never be afraid of the things that are for our good.”

“A single act of love is better than all the knowledge of the mysteries.”

“It is not what we do, but the spirit in which we do it, that is of value to God.”

“The grace of God is as a seed, it needs our cooperation to bear fruit.”

“We do not know the value of a thing until we have given it away.”

“Our circumstances are the raw material out of which we make our lives.”

“Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God.”

“Let us have one mind to desire what is best, one heart to love what is true, one will to accomplish what is good.”

“The wider our horizon, the more we shall see that we have to do.”

“Be true to the present moment. Take one step at a time.”