First let a little love find entrance into their hearts, and the rest will follow.

It is an old custom of the servants of God to have some little prayer ready and to be frequently darting them up to heaven during the day, lifting their minds to God out of the mire of this world.

There is nothing more dangerous in the spiritual life, than to wish to rule ourselves after our own way of thinking.

Let us pray God, if He gives us any virtue or any gift, to keep it hidden even from ourselves, that we may preserve our humility, and not take occasion of pride because of it.

The cross is the gift God gives to his friends.

A joyful heart is more easily made perfect than a downcast one.

Those who have themselves for a spiritual director have a fool for a spiritual director.