Death is the gate of life. Ingratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace. You will find something far greater in the woods than you will find in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.

The measure of love is love without measure.

We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.

The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.

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

Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor's glory.

My child, seek those things which make for peace. Cease to stir up the King against the Church, and urge upon him a better course of action. If you will promise to do this, I in return promise to entreat the merciful Lord to grant you offspring.