Patience attains All that it strives for. He who has God Finds he lacks nothing: God alone suffices.

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.

May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.

I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.

To argue over who is the more noble is nothing more than to dispute whether dirt is better for making bricks or for making mortar.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen of the angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Infant Jesus, without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the services he rendered them then.