Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.

The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.

Discouragement is not from God.

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.

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.

He who is not getting better is getting worse.

If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.