The merit of the cross does not consist in its heaviness, but in the manner in which we carry it. I would even say that it is sometimes more virtuous to carry a cross of straw than a heavy cross because we have to be more attentive for fear of losing it.

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.

Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself...If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes ... you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.

There is nothing small in the service of God.

Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.

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.

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