Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is I want it to be a place of consolation for You. . .

Walk in the way of the Lord with simplicity and do not torment your spirit. You must hate your defects, but with a quiet hate, not troublesome and restless.

Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart.

In the spiritual life, you must take one step forward each day in a vertical line, from the bottom up.

The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain.

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

As gifts increase in you, let your humility grow, for you must consider that everything is given to you on loan.