Preach by example of your lives rather than by words. Example is the very best sermon.

The worst defect in the world would be to consider yourself free from faults. Being too greatly saddened by one's faults can come from having one's pride humiliated.

You may dazzle the mind with a thousand brilliant discoveries of natural science; you may open new worlds of knowledge which were never dreamed of before; yet, if you have not developed in the soul of the pupil strong habits of virtue which will sustain her in the struggle of life, you have not educated her, but only put in her hand a powerful instrument of self-destruction.

The more I reflect on the graces I have received, the more they astonish me and make me tremble.

If humility is always desirable, generous humility is still more so.

We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self.

Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace.