Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.

Desolation is a file, and the endurance of darkness is preparation for great light.

Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.

Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.

Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.

It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.

Obedience is a penance of reason, and, on that account, a sacrifice more acceptable than all corporal penances and mortifications.