How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

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

Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him.

It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin.

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.

What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear us company?