He who wishes for goods will never have devotion.

We must not trust in ourselves, but take the advice of our spiritual father, and recommend ourselves to everybodys prayers.

He who always acts under obedience may be assured that he will not have to give an account of his actions to God.

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

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.

At communion we ought to ask for the remedy of the vice to which we feel ourselves most inclined.

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