He who wishes for anything but Christ, does not know what he wishes; he who asks for anything but Christ, does not know what he is asking; he who works, and not for Christ, does not know what he is doing.

They who have been exercised in the service of God for a long time, may in their prayers imagine all sorts of insults offered to them, such as blows, wounds, and the like, and so in order to imitate Christ by their charity, may accustom their hearts beforehand to forgive real injuries when they come.

Christian joy is a gift of God flowing from a good conscience.

We must often remember what Christ said, that not he who begins, but he that perseveres to the end, shall be saved.

To be without pity for other mens falls, is an evident sign that we shall fall ourselves shortly.

The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last.

In sickness we ought to ask God to give us patience, because it often happens, that when a man gets well, he not only does not do the good he proposed to do when he was sick, but he multiplies his sins and his ingratitude.