Great griefs exhaust. They discourage us with life. The man into whom they enter feels something taken from him. In youth, their visit is sad; later on, it is ominous.

When two souls have finally found each other, there is established between them a union which begins on earth and continues forever in heaven.

Woe, alas, to those who have loved only bodies, forms, appearances! Death will rob them of everything. Try to love souls, you will find them again.

Work, which makes a man free, and thought, which makes him worthy of freedom.

...We pray together, we are afraid together, and then we go to sleep. Even if Satan came into the house, no one would interfere. After all, what is there to fear in this house? There is always one with us who is the strongest. Satan may visit our house, but the good Lord lives here.

Let us fear the worst, but work with faith; the best will always take care of itself.

Revolutions are not born of chance but of necessity.