We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.

Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed.

All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.

A dance is the devil's procession, and he that entereth into a dance, entereth into his possession.

Chastity is the lily of virtues, and makes men almost equal to Angels. Everything is beautiful in accordance with its purity. Now the purity of man is chastity, which is called honesty, and the observance of it, honor and also integrity; and its contrary is called corruption; in short, it has this peculiar excellence above the other virtues, that it preserves both soul and body fair and unspotted.

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.

We do not very often come across opportunities for exercising strength, magnanimity, or magnificence; but gentleness, temperance, modesty, and humility, are graces which ought to colour everything we do. There may be virtues of a more exalted mould, but... these are the most continually called for in daily life.