The great point is to renounce your own wisdom by simplicity of walk, and to be ready to give up the favor, esteem, and approbation of every one, whenever the path in which God leads you passes that way.

Let us pray God that He would root out of our hearts every thing of our own planting, and set out there, with His own hands, the tree of life, bearing all manner of fruits.

God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him

God is so good that He only awaits our desire to overwhelm us with the gift of himself.

Little opportunities should be improved.

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

How does our will become sanctified? By conforming itself unreservedly to that of God.