The very worst calamity, I should say, which could befall any human being would be this -- to have his own way from his cradle to his grave; to have everything he liked for the asking, or even for the buying; never to be forced to say, "I should like that, but I cannot afford it. I should like this, but I must not do it." Never to deny himself, never to exert himself, never to work, and never to want -- that man's soul would be in as great danger as if he were committing great crimes.

All Saints' Day Sermons.