The best remedy for dryness of spirit, is to picture ourselves as beggars in the presence of God and the Saints, and like a beggar, to go first to one saint, then to another, to ask a spiritual alms of them with the same earnestness as a poor fellow in the streets would ask an alms of us.

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.

My children, if you desire perseverance, be devout to our Blessed Lady.

Let us be humble and keep ourselves down: - Obedience! Humility! Detachment!

A joyful heart is more easily made perfect than a downcast one.

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.

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