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.

He who desires anything but God deceives himself, and he who loves anything but God errs miserably.

The cross is the gift God gives to his friends.

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.

Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if he wants anything of you, He will fit you for the work and give you strength.

The stench of impurity before God and the angels is so great, that no stench in the world can equal it.

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.