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

Never listen to accounts of the frailty of others; and if anyone should complain to you of another, humbly ask him not to speak about him at all.

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

The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.

Contemplation is nothing else but a secret, peaceful, and loving infusion of God, which, if admitted, will set the soul on fire with the Spirit of love.

In tribulation immediately draw near to God with confidence, and you will receive strength, enlightenment, and instruction.

In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.