The inner life is the whole man, and forms all the worth of man.

For Christians, the first of books is the Gospel and the Rosary is actually the abridgement of the Gospel.

Wherever God is adored, he is adored in virtue of a supernatural doctrine; wherever he is despised, he is despised in the name of nature and reason.

It is not genius, nor glory, nor love that reflects the greatness of the human soul; it is kindness.

After speech, silence is the greatest power in the world.

Since God is the end of man, since he has created us to be perfect and happy in him, it is manifest that if the designs of creation have not here below been entirely frustrated, there should be found men who tend to their end in seeking and loving God. And nevertheless, because of human liberty, there should also be found other men who neglect God, their principle and their end, and yield to the seduction of created things. Such indeed is the spectacle which the history of the world unceasingly presents to us.

Love is the beginning, the middle, and the end of everything.