If we wish to keep peace with our neighbours, we should never remind any one of his natural defects.

It is easy to infuse a most fervent devotion into others, even in a short time; but the great matter is - to persevere.

He who feels that the vice of avarice has got hold of him, should not wish to observe fasts of supererogation, but to give alms.

Where there is no great mortification there is no great sanctity.

The greatness of our love of God must be tested by the desire we have of suffering for His love.

Obedience is the true holocaust which we sacrifice to God on the altar of our hearts.

Do not grieve over the temptations you suffer. When the Lord intends to bestow a particular virtue on us, He often permits us first to be tempted by the opposite vice. Therefore, look upon every temptation as an invitation to grow in a particular virtue and a promise by God that you will be successful, if only you stand fast.