All men are frail; but thou shouldst reckon none so frail as thyself.

God often gives in one brief moment that which He has for a long time denied.

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

If thou canst not make thyself such an one as thou wouldst, how canst thou expect to have another in all things to thy liking?

The good devout man first makes inner preparation for the actions he has later to perform. His outward actions do not draw him into lust and vice; rather it is he who bends them into the shape of reason and right judgement. Who has a stiffer battle to fight than the man who is striving to conquer himself.

The measure of every man’s virtue is best revealed in time of adversity - adversity that does not weaken a man but rather shows what he is.

Jesus has many who love the kingdom of God, but few who bear a cross. He has many who desire His comfort, but few who desire His suffering. All want to rejoice with him, but few are willing to suffer for Him. He writes; there are many who admire his miracles, but there are few who follow in the humiliation of the cross.