Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.
There is nothing small in the service of God.
Let us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be called today, and then we will think about it.
It is not those who commit the least faults who are the most holy, but those who have the greatest courage, the greatest generosity, the greatest love, who make the boldest efforts to overcome themselves, and are not immediately apprehensive about tripping.
It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
Better make penitents by gentleness than hypocrites by severity.
One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion.
Go in all simplicity; do not be anxious to win a quiet mind, and it will be all the quieter. Do not examine so closely into the progress of your soul. Do not crave too much to be perfect, but let your spiritual life beformed by your duties, and by the actions which are called forth by circumstances.
I have made a pact with my tongue, not to speak when my heart is disturbed.
If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.
Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.
Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
Be who you are and be that well.
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
The whole world is not worth one soul.
When charity requires it we must freely and mildly communicate to our neighbor not only what is his instruction, but also what is profitable for his consolation.
God takes pleasure to see you take your little steps; and like a good father who holds his child by the hand, He will accommodate His steps to yours and will be content to go no faster than you. Why do you worry?
While extremely sensitive as to the slightest approach to slander, you must also guard against an extreme into which some people fall, who, in their desire to speak evil of no one, actually uphold and speak well of vice.
He who stays not in his littleness, loses his greatness.
By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.