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

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

He who is unable to spend a long time together in prayer, should often lift up his mind to God by short prayers.

The great thing is to become Saints.

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

Not to know how to deny our soul its own wishes, is to foment a very hot-bed of vices.

The man who loves God with a true heart, and prizes him above all things, sometimes sheds floods of tears at prayer, and has in abundance of favours and spiritual feelings coming upon him with such vehemence, that he is forced to cry out, "Lord! let me be quiet!