We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.
When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His Presence.
For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.
God requires a faithful fulfillment of the merest trifle given us to do, rather than the most ardent aspiration to things to which we are not called.
Souls do not wish to be bullied, but gently brought back; such is the nature of man.
The Prayer of the sick person is his patience and his acceptance of his sickness for the love of Jesus Christ. Make sickness itself a prayer, for there is none more powerful, save martyrdom!
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
Big fires flare up in a wind, but little ones are blown out unless they are carried in under cover.
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
He who can preserve gentleness amid pains, and peace amid a worrying multitude of affairs, is almost perfect.
One rarely does well what one rarely does.
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.
Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
Provided that God be glorified, we must not care by whom.
A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.
He prays well who is so absorbed with God that he does not know he is praying.
What son would not bring his mother back to life and would not bring her into paradise after her death if he could?
The highest degree of meekness consists in seeing, serving, honoring, and treating amiably, on occasion, those who are not to our taste, and who show themselves unfriendly, ungrateful, and troublesome to us.