Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.

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.

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

We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.

May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.

Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.