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.
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
One of the most evil dispositions possible is that which satirizes and turns everything to ridicule. God abhors this vice, and has sometimes punished it in a marked manner.
Flowers often grow more beautifully on dung-hills than in gardens that look beautifully kept.
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.
There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.
All of us can attain to Christian virtue and holiness, no matter in what condition of life we live and no matter what our life work may be.
Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
Charity and devotion differ no more, the one from the other, than the flame from the fire.
Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
Since God often sends us inspirations by means of His angels, we should frequently return our aspirations to him by means of the same messengers.