Occupation: Writer Birth: March 21, 1300 Death: January 25, 1366
Nowhere does Jesus hear our prayers more readily than in the Blessed Sacrament.
Suffering is a short pain and a long joy..
It is inner abandonment that leads men to the highest truth..
In the first day of my youth I tried to find it in the creatures, as I saw others do: but the more I sought, the less I found it, and the nearer I we….
There is nothing pleasurable except what is in harmony with the utmost depths of our divine nature..
Suffering is the ancient law of love; there is no quest without pain; there is no lover who is not also a martyr..
Remember that you will derive strength by reflecting that the saints yearn for you to join their ranks; desire to see you fight bravely, and that you….
The eternal God asks a favor of his bride: "Hold me close to your heart, close as locket or bracelet fits." No matter whether we walk or stand still,….
Thou shalt understand that it is a science most profitable, and passing all other sciences, for to learn to die. For a man to know that he shall die,….
I have often repented of having spoken. I have never repented of silence..
By ignorance the truth is known..
Let each look to himself and see what God wants of him and attend to this, leaving all else alone..
After big storms there follow bright days..
If your enemies see that you grow courageous, and that you will neither be seduced by flatteries nor disheartened by the pains and trials of your jou….