Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.

If God gives you an abundant harvest of trials, it is a sign of great holiness which He desires you to attain. Do you want to become a great saint? Ask God to send you many sufferings. The flame of Divine Love never rises higher than when fed with the wood of the Cross, which the infinite charity of the Savior used to finish His sacrifice. All the pleasures of the world are nothing compared with the sweetness found in the gall and vinegar offered to Jesus Christ. That is, hard and painful things endured for Jesus Christ and with Jesus Christ.

As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.

Laugh and grow strong.

We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.

Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.

What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.