Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.

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.

Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.

There is nothing better or morenecessary than love.

If it were given to a man to see virtue's reward in the next world, he would occupy his intellect, memory and will in nothing but good works, careless of danger or fatigue.

The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.

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.