It is the fire of suffering that brings forth the gold of godliness.

The more wants we have, the further we are from God, and the nearer we approach him, the better can we dispense with everything that is not Himself.

It is the fire of suffering that brings forth the gold of godliness.

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.

Our activity should consist in placing ourselves in a state of susceptibility to Divine impressions, and pliability to all the operations of the Eternal Word.

All consolation that does not come from God is but desolation; when the soul has learned to receive no comfort but in God only, it has passed beyond the reach of desolation.