Earthly Comforts

We may possess earthly comforts, but we must not be possessed by them; we may use them as flowers to smell, but not as garlands to crown ourselves with; we may as pilgrims walk with them, as staves in our hands, seeking the country which is above, but we may not load ourselves with them, or bear them as burdens upon our backs; we may make them our encouragement, but not our confidence; we may use them as accessories, but we may not love them as our principal happiness.—Anon