Many appear full of mildness and sweetness as long as everything goes their own way; but the moment any contradiction or adversity arises, they are in a flame, and begin to rage like a burning mountain. Such people as these are like red-hot coals hidden under ashes. This is not the mildness which Our Lord undertook to teach us in order to make us like unto Himself.

Death is the gate of life.

Love of Mary and devotion to her are a sure sign of obtaining eternal salvation.

There is no greater misery than false joys.

Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.

I have no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.

O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.