If you would endeavor, like men of courage, to stand in the battle, surely we would feel the favorable assistance of God from heaven. For he who give the us occasion to fight, to the end we may get the victory, is ready to succor those that fight manfully, and do trust in his grace.
Nothing, how little so ever it be, if it is suffered for God’s sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.
Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men.
Let this be thy whole endeavor, this thy prayer, this thy desire,-that thou mayest be stripped of all selfishness, and with entire simplicity follow Jesus only.
If you carry your cross joyfully, it will carry you.
I have sought for happiness everywhere, but I have found it nowhere except in a little corner with a little book.
Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience.
Love is a great thing, a good above all others, which alone maketh every burden light.
Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.
We must imitate Christ’s life and his ways if we are to be truly enlightened and set free from the darkness of our own hearts. Let it be the most important thing we do, then, to reflect on the life of Jesus Christ.
He that seeketh anything else but simply God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow.
When comfort is withdrawn, do not be cast down, but humbly and patiently await the visitation of God. He is able and powerful to give you more grace and more spiritual comfort than you first had.
It is much safer to be subject than it is to command. Many live in obedience more from necessity than from love. Such become discontented and dejected on the slightest pretext; they will never gain peace of mind unless they subject themselves wholeheartedly for the love of God.
For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.
Let temporal things serve thy use, but the eternal be the object of thy desire.
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
Do not let your peace depend on the hearts of men; whatever they say about you, good or bad, you are not because of it another man, for as you are, you are.
Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.
What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?