My soul was not only brought into harmony with itself and with God, but with God's providence. In the exercise of faith and love, I endured and performed whatever came in God's providence, in submission, in thankfulness, and silence.

I have never found any who prayed so well as those who had never been taught how. They who have no master in man, have one in the Holy Spirit.

In your occupations, try to possess your soul in peace. It is not a good plan to be in haste to perform any action that it may be sooner over. On the contrary, you should accustom yourself to do whatever you have to do with tranquility, in order that you may retain the possession of yourself and of settled peace.

Surrender yourselves then to be led and disposed of just as God pleases, with respect both to your outward and inward state.

We must forget ourselves and all self-interest, and listen, and be attentive to God.

Let no one ask a stronger mark of an excellent love to God, than that we are insensible to our own reputation.

O my God, how true it is that we may have of Thy gifts and yet may be full of ourselves!