We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear us company?

All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.

In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence

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.

We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

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.