Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
Those seeking the life of the spirit should be cheerful and free, and not neglect recreation. Married people must act in conformity with their vocation – but their progress will of necessity be but the pace of a hen.
In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
With all this wide and beautiful creation before me, the restless soul longs to enjoy its liberty and rest beyond its bound.
If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
In all created things discern the providence and wisdom of God, and in all things give Him thanks.
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.