No one's happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.

Most men are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

From Morning to Night keep Jesus in thy Heart, long for Nothing, desire Nothing, hope for Nothing, but to have all this within Thee changed into the Spirit and Temper of the Holy Jesus. Let this be thy Christianity, thy Church, and thy Religion.

If you hope for happiness in the world, hope for it from God, and not from the world.

I bless God for this retirement: I never was more thankful for any thing than I have been of late for the necessity I am under of self-denial in many respects.

Entertainment is the devil's substitute for joy. The more joy you have in the Lord the less entertainment you need.

It is true that we may desire much more. But let us use what we have, and God will give us more.

When I count other people's blessings I lose sight of mine.

A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.

Beware of begging God for things you don't have to have.

Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.

What would really satisfy us would be a God who said of anything we happened to like doing, 'What does it matter so long as they are contented?'