No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.

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

In order to profit from this path [of prayer] and ascend to the dwelling places we desire, the important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so, do that which best stirs you to love.

You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect.

How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.

When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.

Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.