It will be as well, I think, to explain these locutions of God, and to describe what the soul feels when it receives them.

The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it.

This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.

It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.

What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!

Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.

Love draws forth love.