The great majority of men use their own short-sighted ideas as a yardstick for measuring the divine omnipotence.

It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.

When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.

Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be.

He is not far off; He is there, very close. He is looking at us, and He is begging this sorrow, this agony from us. He needs it for souls and for our soul... Alas, it does pain Him to give us sorrows to drink, but He knows this is the only means of preparing us to know Him as He knows Himself and to become God's ourselves.

Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.

True charity consists in putting up with all one's neighbors fault's; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.