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

There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.

Have patience with all things - but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You are perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you exist. And no amount of triumphs or tribulations can ever change that.

Better make penitents by gentleness than hypocrites by severity.

A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.

To live according to the spirit is to love according to the spirit.

For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.