Before putting yourself in peril, it is necessary to foresee and fear it; but when one is there, nothing remains but to despise it.

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.

Discouragement is simply the despair of wounded self-love.

Resign every forbidden joy; restrain every wish that is not referred to God's will; banish all eager desires, all anxiety; desire only the will of God; seek him alone and supremely, and you will find peace.

I believe that we are conforming to the divine order and the will of Providence when we are doing even indifferent things that belong to our condition.

Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

No human power can force the intrenchments of the human mind: compulsion never persuades; it only makes hypocrites.