As iron put into the fire loseth its rust and becometh clearly red-hot, so he that wholly turneth himself unto God puts off all slothfulness, and is transformed into a new man.

Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.

Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.

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

Many deceive themselves, imagining they'll find happiness in change.

No one is so good that he is immune from temptation. We will never be entirely free from it. . . . There is no order so holy, no place so secret where there will be no temptation.

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.