Discipline, by the author of Letters to my unknown friends

affection altogether annoyance answer become better brought burden careful carefully cause character cheerful Christ circumstances considered contrary course daily cross daily discipline danger day's deceit desire difficult direct discipline discipline of daily discontent duty earth emotions examine excited exercise existence expectation experience faith fault feel follow former give given grace gratification habits happiness heart hope human important increasing inflicted instinct intellectual irritation lead less light look Lord manner means ment mental mind nature necessary neglected ness never object opinion pain perhaps persons plans pleasure position prayer preference present pride principle probably prove recommended refined religious respect self-denial self-examination self-indulgence selfishness sense sins social sorrow species spirit superiority taste temptations tender things thought tion tone trials true unhappy vanity vigilant watchfulness worldly wounded