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.

He who prays without confidence cannot hope that his prayers will be granted.

That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison.

We can often do more for other men by trying to correct our own faults than by trying to correct theirs.

Be content with doing calmly the little which depends upon yourself, and let all else be to you as if it were not.

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.

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