“When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.”

In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.

He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.

I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.

He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.

My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.

Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?

For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.

Silence does good to the soul.

No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.

Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.

Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.

You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.

Love needs to be proved by action.

The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.

A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.

Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!

Even through such simple acts as telling the truth, being kind, and encouraging others, we bring a smile to God’s face.

I’m continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again.

I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

I even accept for the sake of argument that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged.

Be believing, be happy, don’t get discouraged. Things will work out.

False encouragement is a kind of theft: it steals time, energy, and motivation a person could put toward some other purpose.

My mum was too busy raising four of us to encourage my hopes. But I’m glad I had the upbringing I did. It made me a worrier and a thoughtful, curious person.