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.

The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.

I often thought my constitution would never endure the work I had to do, (but) the Lord said to me: 'Daughter, obedience gives strength.'

Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth; yet we get upset about it and our gain turns to loss.

Whenever conscience commands anything, there is only one thing to fear, and that is fear.

I am really much more afraid of those people who have so great a fear of the devil, than I am of the devil himself.

Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.