All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.

Let not therefore thy heart be troubled, neither let it fear. Trust in me, and put thy confidence in my mercy. When thou thinkest thyself farthest off from me, oftentimes I am nearest unto thee. When thou countest almost all to be lost, then oftentimes the greatest gain of reward is close at hand. All is not lost, when any thing falleth out contrary. Thou oughtest not to judge according to present feeling; nor so to take any grief, or give thyself over to it.

You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible even for an angel of Heaven, nor for the first man in the Garden?

Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me.

What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.

If you bear the cross unwillingly, you make it a burden, and load yourself more heavily; but you must bear it.

What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer.