May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!

May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!

They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.

The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.

If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.

To withdraw from creatures and repose with Jesus in the Tabernacle is my delight; there I can hide myself and seek rest. There I find a life which I cannot describe, a joy which I cannot make others comprehend, a peace such as is found only under the hospitable roof of our best Friend.

Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord's sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.