He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

Simplicity is the intention, purity in the affection; simplicity turns to God, purity unites with and enjoys him.

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.

Do not read to satisfy curiosity or to pass the time, but study such things as move your heart to devotion.

It is futile to wish for a long life, and then to give so little care to living well.