Do Not Fret Under Such Assistance As

Be Neat, Philothea; Let Nothing Be Negligent About You. It Is A Kind Of Contempt Of Those With Whom We Converse, To Frequent Their Company In Uncomely Apparel; But, At The Same Time, Avoid All Affectation, Vanity, Curiosity, Or Levity In Your Dress. Keep Yourself Always, As Much As Possible, On The Side Of Plainness And Modesty, Which, Without Doubt, Is The Greatest Ornament Of Beauty, And The Best Excuse For The Want Of It.

Fear Is A Greater Evil Than Evil Itself.

People Can Pass Thirty Nights In Dancing And No One Complains About It, But If They Watch Through A Single Christmas Night They Cough And Claim Their Stomach Is Upset The Next Morning. Does Anyone Fail To See That The World Is An Unjust Judge, Gracious And Well Disposed To Its Own Children But Harsh And Rigorous Towards The Children Of God?

In So Far As Divine Love Beautifies Our Souls. And Makes Us Pleasing To His Divine Majesty, It Is Called Grace; In So Far As It Gives Us Strength To Do Good, It Is Called Charity; But When It Reaches Such A Degree Of Perfection, That It Makes Us Not Only Do The Good, But Do So Carefully, Frequently And Readily, Then It Is Called Devotion.

Make Friends With The Angels, Who Though Invisible Are Always With You. Often Invoke Them, Constantly Praise Them, And Make Good Use Of Their Help And Assistance In All Your Temporal And Spiritual Affairs.