“Many who confess their venial sins out of custom and concern for order but without thought of amendment remain burdened with them for their whole life and thus lose many spiritual benefits and advantages.”

We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.

One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.

While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things.

Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.

You learn to love by loving.

The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?

There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.

Those who pray from the heart do not think about the prayer they are saying, but about the God to whom they pray.

God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it.

If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.

We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.

Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.

A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.

God is present everywhere, and every person is His work.