If you bear the cross unwillingly, you make it a burden, and load yourself more heavily; but you must bear it.

If you seek Jesus in all things you will surely find Jesus. And if you seek yourself, you will surely find yourself, but only to your ruin.

For it is the grace of Christ, and not our own virtue, that gives us the power to overcome the flesh and the world.

What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer.

Let not therefore thy heart be troubled, neither let it fear. Trust in me, and put thy confidence in my mercy. When thou thinkest thyself farthest off from me, oftentimes I am nearest unto thee. When thou countest almost all to be lost, then oftentimes the greatest gain of reward is close at hand. All is not lost, when any thing falleth out contrary. Thou oughtest not to judge according to present feeling; nor so to take any grief, or give thyself over to it.

No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.

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