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

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

Even though a man may be unable to attain such a height of sanctity, he ought to desire it, so as to do at least in desire what he cannot carry out in effect.

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

We must sometimes bear with little defects in others, as we have, against our will, to bear with natural defects in ourselves. If we wish to keep peace with our neighbor, we should never remind anyone of his natural defects.

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

"If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a Crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His Heavenly Father to forgive them also. Let him remember that when he says the Pater Noster, every day, instead of asking pardon for his sins, he is calling down vengeance on himself."