Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.

If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

Faith is like a bright ray of sun light. It enables us to see God in all things as well as all things in 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.

Make sickness itself a prayer.

To love our neighbor in charity is to love God in man.