He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.

Faith is the union of God and the soul.

See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.

If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.

To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.

If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.

Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.