God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.

Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.

Consider all the past as nothing, and say, like David: Now I begin to love my God.

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.

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

Work hard every day at increasing your purity of heart, which consists in appraising things and weighing them in the balance of God's will.

Obedience is a virtue of so excellent a nature, that Our Lord was pleased to mark its observance upon the whole course of His life; thus He often says, He did not come to do His Own will, but that of His Heavenly Father.