I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.

I fully realize that this gratitude of mine is not in the least a sign of perfection: it must be my nature - I could be suborned with a sardine.

Life is to life in such a way that we are not afraid to die.

Lord, how you afflict your lovers! But everything is small in comparison to what you give them afterwards.

The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.

With all this wide and beautiful creation before me, the restless soul longs to enjoy its liberty and rest beyond its bound.

Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart.