The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy ….

The wind of God is always blowing... but you must hoist your sail..

So long as we are full of self we are shocked at the faults of others. Let us think often of our own sin, and we shall be lenient to the sins of othe….

Commit yourself then to God! He will be your guide. He Himself will travel with you, as we are told He did with the Israelites, to bring them step by….

Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others, as, by self-examination, thoroughly to know our own..

People who have no secrets from each other never want for a subject of conversation. They do not weigh their words, for there is nothing to be held b….

True prayer is only another name for the love of God. Its excellence does not consist in the multitude of our words; for our Father knoweth what thin….

Carefully purify your conscience from daily faults; suffer no sin to dwell in your heart; small as it may seem, it obscures the light of grace, weigh….

No more restless uncertainties, no more anxious desires, no more impatience at the place we are in; for it is God who has placed us there, and who ho….

God bears with imperfect beings even when they resist His goodness. We ought to imitate this merciful patience and endurance. It is only imperfection….

How can you expect God to speak in that gentle and inward voice which melts the soul, when you are making so much noise with your rapid reflections? ….

Make this simple rule the guide of your life: to have no will but God's..

There is nothing that is more dangerous to your own salvation, more unworthy of God and more harmful to your own happiness, than that you should be c….

God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions within bewilder us and prevent us from listening t….

A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God..

Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future..

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak..

Discouragement is simply the despair of wounded self-love..

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers..

That love of self, which the world advocates, is a thousand times more dangerous than any poison..

Time spent in prayer is never wasted..