As iron cast into fire loses its rust and becomes glowing white, so he who turns completely to God is stripped of his sluggishness and changed into a new man.

Trust not to your feelings for whatever they might be now, they will quickly be changed towards some other thing.

We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.

You will never be an inwardly religious and devout man unless you pass over in silence the shortcomings of your fellow men, and diligently examine your own weaknesses.

Scruples, temptations, and fears, and cutting perplexities of the heart, are often the lot of the most excellent persons.

He that seeks here any other thing but simply God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow.

If you carry your cross joyfully, it will carry you.