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.

Never relax, for you will not attain to the possession of true spiritual delights if first you do not learn to deny your every desire.

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.

Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to his good pleasure and rest in him.

God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.

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.

In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.