God often gives in one brief moment that which He has for a long time denied.

Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.

Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing more courageous, nothing higher, nothing wider, nothing more pleasant, nothing fuller nor better in heaven and earth; because love is born of God, and cannot rest but in God, above all created things.

The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.

My child, it will be better for you if you accept my decisions without complaint. Do not ask me to defend my actions or to explain why one person is favored and another seems slighted. The answers to these questions go far beyond your comprehension.

Few spirits are made better by the pain and languor of sickness; as few great pilgrims become eminent saints.