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

I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.

It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the greater will be our progress, and the more real our humility.

It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.

In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.

The hour I have long wished for is now come.

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.