To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed, You are always ready in the Sacrament of the Altar to give audience to all. All who desire You always find You there, and converse with You face to face

One always goes on as one begins.

If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.

It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.

My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children.

It is only mercenaries who expect to be paid by the day.

The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.