Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.

When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair.

The soul is perfected by knowledge and virtue.

The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge.

Devotion is a certain act of the will by which man gives himself promptly to divine service.

Far graver is it to corrupt the faith that is the life of the soul than to counterfeit the money that sustains temporal life.

Mary means Star of the sea, for as mariners are guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary's maternal intercession.