The less event and action there is in a scene the more I can enter into it.

Simplicity of life is an essential for greatness of life.

To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing.

Life is a solitude.

We must never try to escape the obligation of living at our best.

This world is not the sum total of God's resources -- on the contrary, it is only the 'dream,' the probation, the prelude of the true world, the true life.

We can sanctify ourselves in common things. We must do so.