Don't say, "That person bothers me." Think: "That person sanctifies me".
You need a heart which is in love, not an easy life, to achieve happiness.
Either we learn to find the Lord in the ordinary everyday life or else we shall never find him
It's true he was a sinner. But don't pass so final a judgement. Have pity in your heart and don't forget that he may yet be an Augustine, while you remain just another mediocrity.
You go to pray; to become a bonfire, a living flame, giving light and heat.
Say the Holy Rosary. Blessed be that monotony of Hail Mary's which purifies the monotony of your sins!