Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.

I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.

Patience obtains everything.

There is more security in self-denial, mortification, and other like virtues, than in an abundance of tears.

Jacob did not cease to be a Saint because he had to attend to his flocks.

Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.

There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.