Nothing marks so much the solid advancement of a soul, as the view of one's wretchedness without anxiety and without discouragement.

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

You really don't even own the present moment, for even this belongs to God.

Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and in speaking with composure.

The smallest things become great when God requires them of us; they are small only in themselves; they are always great when they are done for God.

We are not to choose the manner in which our blessings shall be bestowed.

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