There were some who said that a man at the point of death was more free than all others, because death breaks every bond, and over the dead the united world has no power.

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

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

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.

To will everything that God wills, and to will it always, in all circumstances and without reservations: that is the kingdom of God which is entirely within.

So long as we are full of self we are shocked at the faults of others. Let us think often of our own sin, and we shall be lenient to the sins of others.

All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.