"A man may lose the good things of this life against his will; but if he loses the eternal blessings, he does so with his own consent." (Augustine)

"Do you seek any further reward beyond that of having pleased God? In truth, you know not how great a good it is to please Him." (John Chrystostom)

"What can be lighter than a burden which takes our burdens away, and a yoke which bears up the bearer himself?" (St. Bernard)

"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else." (Charles DIckens)

"Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificied on the altar of conformity and popularity." (Charles Spurgeon)

"To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you." (C.S. Lewis)