When you are drained away !

In my attempts to promote the comfort of my family, the quiet of my spirit has been disturbed…there is never any need to sin. Another thing I have suffered loss from—entering into the business of the day without seeking to have my spirit quieted and directed. So many things press upon me, this is sometimes neglected; shame on me that it should be so. – Elizabeth T. King 1856

If people about you are carrying on their business or their benevolence at a pace which drains the life out of you, resolutely take a slower pace; be called a laggard, make less money, accomplish less work than they, but be what you were meant to be and can be…you are fit to do certain kinds of work, and you need a certain kind and amount of fuel, and a certain kind of handling. –George S. Merriam

In your occupations, try to possess your soul in peace. –Madame Guyon