Do not try to find a place free from temptations and troubles. Rather, seek a peace that endures even when you are beset by various temptations and tried by much adversity.

Study, therefore, to withdraw the love of your soul from all things that are visible, and turn it to things that are invisible.

Whatsoever is done in charity, however small and of no reputation it be, bringeth forth good fruit.

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

Remain tranquil and prepare to bear still greater trials. All is not lost even though you be troubled oftener or tempted more grievously. You are a man, not God. You are flesh, not an angel. How can you possibly expect to remain always in the same state of virtue when the angels in heaven and the first man in paradise failed to do so? I am He who rescues the afflicted and brings to My divinity those who know their own weakness.

Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you.

God evaluates by this criterion: How much love you invest in what you do is more important than how you do. The one who loves much is actually the one who does much.