The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.

If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.

Contemplative prayer [oración mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us.

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

Let him never cease from prayer, who has once begun to pray, even though his life is ever so bad. For prayer is the only way to amend one's life and without prayer it will never be mended. Let him not be tempted of the devil, as I was, to give up prayer on account of one's unworthiness. Let such a one rather believe that if he will only repent and pray, our Lord will still hear and answer.

I am really much more afraid of those people who have so great a fear of the devil, than I am of the devil himself.

Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather to be despised by it.