A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things.

Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. The soul that is attached to anything, however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of Divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds the bird, it matters not, if it really holds it fast; for until the cord be broken, the bird cannot fly.

The soul that walks in love neither tires others nor grows tired.

Though the path is plain and smooth for men of good will, he who walks it will not travel far, and will do so only with difficulty, if he does not have good feet: that is, courage and a persevering spirit.

Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.

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

The window of the soul cleansed perfectly and made completely transparent by the divine light