He won me over entirely by giving Himself entirely to me.

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

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.

If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing, and thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water. In the Church at the present day, we have many canals, few reservoirs.

A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.

What we love we shall grow to resemble.

Jesus to me is honey in the mouth, music in the ear, a song in the heart.