“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.”

By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.

We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.

Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.

Be who you are and be that well.

Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.

There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.

He who complains, sins.

Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.

Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.

Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.

Whatever happens, abide steadfast in a determination to cling simply to God.

It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.

Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.

While formal schooling is an important advantage, it is not a guarantee of success nor is its absence a fatal handicap.

Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.

Intelligence is an accident of evolution, and not necessarily an advantage.

A government is just only when the whole people share equally in its protection and advantages.

You thought you could take advantage of my heart. But I’ve mastered revenge and made it an art.

I feel like I’m a creative, and I want to take advantage of that.

Sometimes in life the only thing we can do is stay hard! There are tons of things out here that can motivate you- use them ALL to your advantage!

The most powerful natural species are those that adapt to environmental change without losing their fundamental identity which gives them their competitive advantage.