I don't know what heavy penance could have come to mind that frequently I would not have gladly undertaken rather than recollect myself in the practice of prayer.

People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.

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

The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.

It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.

To want to become angels while we are still on earth ... is ridiculous.

With all this wide and beautiful creation before me, the restless soul longs to enjoy its liberty and rest beyond its bound.