“Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.”

Don’t get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God’s Love, which is greater than our weakness.

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.

If, when stung by slander or ill-nature, we wax proud and swell with anger, it is a proof that our gentleness and humility are unreal, and mere artificial show.

Friendship requires great communication.

Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.

Strive to see God in all things without exception. Do not smother yourself…If you start smothering yourself with a host of cares and longings and wishes … you will be disabling yourself from serving God with all your heart.

All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do, and to suffer. And whoever had done these two things best, has made himself most saintly.

Be who you are and do that well.

For every great temptation there will be many small ones. Wolves and bears are more dangerous than flies, but we are bothered most by flies.

Every vocation becomes more agreeable when united with devotion.

By giving yourself to God, You not only receive Himself in exchange, but eternal life as well.

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 truth is, I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let men sometimes fool themselves.

Science is a way to not fool ourselves.

A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.

Don’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you.

Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.

Optimism can keep a fool from accepting failure.

Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.