There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love.
The measure of love is love without measure.
It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.
Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.
We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.
Spiritual life is like living water that springs up from the very depths of our own spiritual experience. In spiritual life everyone has to drink from his or her own well.
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love.
Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.
What we love we shall grow to resemble.
Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller satisfaction in the woods than in the books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters.
Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.
It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.
God will either give us what we ask, or what He knows to be better for us.
We are to love God for Himself, because of a twofold reason; nothing is more reasonable, nothing more profitable.
The Eucharist is that love which surpasses all loves in Heaven and on earth.
Learn the lesson that, if you are to do the work of a prophet, what you need is not a sceptre but a hoe.
Expect much of God, and he will do much for you.
There is no greater misery than false joys.
The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.