The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.

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

Be thankful for the smallest blessing and you will deserve to receive greater. Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as especial favors. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no gift will seem small or mean.

Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.

A humble knowledge of ourselves is a surer way to God than is the search for depth of learning.

All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.

Let all your thoughts be with the Most High, and direct your humble prayers unceasingly to Christ. If you cannot contemplate high and heavenly things, take refuge in the Passion of Christ, and love to dwell within His Sacred Wounds. For if you devoutly seek the Wounds of Jesus and the precious marks of His Passion, you will find great strength in all troubles.