Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us
However much we do to avoid them, we shall never lack crosses in this life if we are in the ranks of the Crucified.
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
I fully realize that this gratitude of mine is not in the least a sign of perfection: it must be my nature - I could be suborned with a sardine.
Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it.