True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.

Christ moves along the pots and pans.

In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.

But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.

Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.

The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.

His Majesty knows best what is suitable for us. There's no need for us to be advising Him about what He should give us, for He can rightly tell us that we don't know what we're asking for (cf. Mt. 20:22). The whole aim of any person who is beginning prayer ? and don't forget this, because it's very important ? should be that he work and prepare himself with determination and every possible effort to bring his will into conformity with God's will.