Don't judge without having heard both sides. Even persons who think themselves virtuous very easily forget this elementary rule of prudence.

To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints.

Put your heart aside. Duty comes first. But when fulfilling your duty, put your heart into it. It helps.

There is no danger of exaggerating. We an never hope to fathom this inexpressible mystery nor will we ever be able to give sufficient thanks to our Mother for bringing us into such intimacy with the Blessed Trinity.

Don't say, "That person bothers me." Think: "That person sanctifies me".

Turn to Mary, tota pulchra, all pure and wonderful, and tell her: Our Lady and Mother, the Lord wanted you yourself to look after God and tend him with your own hands. Teach me, teach us all, how to treat your Son!

As soon as you willfully allow a dialogue with temptation to begin, the soul is robbed of peace, just as consent to impurity destroys grace.