There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.

We are always in the presence of God, yet it seems to me that those who pray are in His presence in a very different sense.

How is it, Lord, that we are cowards in everything save in opposing thee?

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.

If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their children when young; for much mischief thence ensues, and our natural inclinations are unto evil rather than unto good.

We cannot be sure if we are loving God, although we may have good reasons for believing that we are, but we can know quite well if we are loving our neighbor. And be certain that, the farther advanced you find you are in this, the greater the love you will have for God.

Life is to life in such a way that we are not afraid to die.