What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us
You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect.
God is even kinder than you think.
Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
The most potent and acceptable prayer is the prayer that leaves the best effects. I don't mean it must immediately fill the soul with desire . . . The best effects are those that are followed up by actions-when the soul not only desires the honor of God, but really strives for it.