What does one know who cannot suffer for Christ?
Quiet is the one who can endure his neighbor and endure himself. It is a great evil to look more at the gifts from God than at God Himself, prayer, and self-denial.
Always try to remain in the presence of God and to keep the purity within you that God teaches you. Live as if there were only God and you in this world, so that your heart cannot be attached to anything human. Never let your heart wander, even if it is only for the duration of one "I believe."
Whoever avoids inner prayer avoids all that is good.
Do not harbor suspicion against your brother, or you will lose the purity of heart.
Where there is no love, sow love, and you will reap love.
The soul that wishes for God to fully devote Himself to her must also fully devote herself and keep nothing for herself.
A soul that is united in love has no first movements.
Love strengthens the other virtues, giving them freshness and strength to protect the soul and charm, so that she may be pleasing to the Beloved, for without love no virtue is charming before God.
Love God greatly, for you owe Him that.
Oh, what goods it will be, from which we will rejoice in the vision of the Most Holy Trinity.
No one shows more unworthiness to command anyone when he commands oppressively.
Ambition is a vice almost incurable, for it is the most destructive vice of all.
