Time spent in prayer is never wasted.

The more perfect we are, the more gentle and quiet we become toward the defects of other people.

True prayer is only another name for the love of God. Its excellence does not consist in the multitude of our words; for our Father knoweth what things we have need of before we ask Him. The true prayer is that of the heart, and the heart prays only for what it desires. To pray, then is to desire -- but to desire what God would have us desire. He who asks what he does not from the bottom of his heart desire, is mistaken in thinking that he prays.

The gifts of God are not to be rejected on account of the channel that brings them.

A good historian is timeless; although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.

Should we feel at times disheartened and discouraged, a simple movement of heart toward God will renew our powers. Whatever he may demand of us, he will give us at the moment the strength and courage that we need.

Our piety must be weak and imperfect if it do not conquer our fear of death.