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.

Simplicity brings back the joys of Paradise. Not that we have pure pleasure without a moment's suffering, but when we are surrendered to God, we are not grasping for pleasure, and even our troubles are received with thanksgiving. This inner harmony, and this deliverance from fear and the tormenting desires of self, create a satisfaction in the soul which is above all the intoxicating joys of this world put together.

Make this simple rule the guide of your life: to have no will but God's.

The greater our dread of crosses, the more necessary they are for us.

The wind of God is always blowing... but you must hoist your sail.

There are some people who think that they should be always mourning, that they should put a continual constraint upon themselves, and feel a disgust for those amusements to which they are obliged to submit. For my own part, I confess that I know not how to conform myself to these rigid notions. I prefer something more simple, which I also think would be more pleasing to God.

Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were in prayer. In truth, this is prayer.