What a miserable life is this! There is no happiness that is secure and nothing that does not change.

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

Humility does not disturb or disquiet or agitate, however great it may be; it comes with peace, delight, and calm. . . . The pain of genuine humility doesn't agitate or afflict the soul; rather, this humility expands it and enables it to serve God more.

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

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.

It is not so essential to think much as to love much.

I have always had this failing - that I cannot explain myself, as I have said, except at the cost of many words.