The spiteful tongue strikes a deadly blow at charity in all who hear him speak and, so far as it can, destroys root and branch, not only in the immediate hearers but also in all others to whom the slander, flying from lip to lip, is afterwards repeated.

If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.

Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of God.

You wish to see; listen. Hearing is a step toward Vision.

Jesus, what made You so small? LOVE!

Wherever...thou shalt be, pray secretly within thyself. If thou shalt be far from a house of prayer, give not thyself trouble to seek for one, for thou thyself art a sanctuary designed for prayer. If thou shalt be in bed, or in any other place, pray there; thy temple is there.

A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.