Really, it is the Lord who carries the cross, for He knows how to make the soul content with little or no consolation and always to find strength in the words..."Thy will be done."

Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort.

Jesus, I live for Thee, I labor for Thee, I desire only Thee. Thou in me and I in Thee; Thou with me and I with Thee; Thou all mine and I all Thine.

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

Do not look back to the past, nor forward to the future. Claim only the present, for it holds God's will.

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.

If you have no earthly consolation, why do you not seek consolation in the Heart of Jesus? To love him is truest joy.