“Friend at midnight.
“The unjust judge.
“Satan fights neither with small nor great, save only with the spirit of prayer.
“An effort made in aridity, in wandering of thought, under a strong tendency to some other occupation, is more pleasing to God, and helps the soul forward in grace more than a long prayer without temptation.
“Whatever others do, let my life be a life of prayer.
“Get the King’s daughter, and you get all; the grace of devotion is the daughter of God.”
Points of Self-denial.
“1. The passion for neatness, uniformity, and order in arrangement of things—in dress, in writing, in grounds.
“2. A disposition to suffer annoyance from little improprieties in the behavior and conversation of others.
“3. A desire to appear to advantage, to get honor and avoid shame. ‘Come shame, come sorrow,’ etc.