Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.

The enemy is like a woman, weak in face of opposition, but correspondingly strong when not opposed. In a quarrel with a man, it is natural for a woman to lose heart and run away when he faces up to her; on the other hand, if the man begins to be afraid and to give ground, her rage, vindictiveness and fury overflow and know no limit.

Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.

A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.

It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.

It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.