If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.

He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.

Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.

Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.

May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.

Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.

Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.