The same know contentment, for beauty is their lover, and beauty is never absent from this world.

Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.

Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.

As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants to test you and see if you love Him as much at times of aridity as when He sends you consolations. I think this is a very great favor for God to show you.

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

Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.

Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.