Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

One of the most evil dispositions possible is that which satirizes and turns everything to ridicule. God abhors this vice, and has sometimes punished it in a marked manner

When charity requires it we must freely and mildly communicate to our neighbor not only what is his instruction, but also what is profitable for his consolation.

Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, then, put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations, and say continually: 'The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart has trusted in Him and I am helped. He is not only with me but in me and I in Him.'

Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.

Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.

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.