Why fly like a hen when you can soar like an eagle?

The root of all evil is 'I', 'Me' , 'Mine'.

Your temptations are from the devil and from Hell; but your sufferings and afflictions are from God and Heaven.

Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly; and if He does not let you feel the sweetness of His love, it is to make you more humble and abject in your own eyes.

Since eternity means happiness for you, what does it matter if some of these passing moments are unpleasant?

By the virtue of modesty the devout person governs all his exterior acts. With good reason, then, does St. Paul recommend this virtue to all and declare how necessary it is and as if this were not enough he considers that this virtue should be obvious to all.

Why fly like a hen when you can soar like an eagle?