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

Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.

Man forms himself in his own interior, and nowhere else.

There exists an infinite, eternal Being, subsisting of himself, who is one without being alone; for he finds in his own essence relations whence, with the necessary movement of his life, results the absolute plenitude of his perfection and his happiness. A Being unique and complete, God suffices to himself.

The mind sees, the will commands, the man acts. What is it then to act? To act is to produce something. If you have produced nothing--if no result has been the fruit of your will, you have done nothing.

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

There is nothing fruitful except sacrifice.