Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace.

The sleepy like to make excuses.

To attribute to God, and not to self, whatever good one sees in oneself; but to recognize always that the evil is one's own doing, and to impute it on one's self.

The first step of humility is unhesitating obedience which comes naturally to those who cherish Christ above all.

Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart. Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father's advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience.

Idleness is an enemy of the soul.

It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.