"It is the will of God that we should leave undone what we cannot do without trouble."
"We have all eternity to enjoy, but only a few moments to suffer, to testify to our sincere and ardent love for our crucified Savior...
"The life of every true person is a special revelation of some unknown or some necessary truth, but one despised in one’s own time."
"We plan, we project, we speculate as if the world were on our shoulders and God was totally gone. Our misfortune is that in acting...
"Our Savior fell oftentimes under the excessive weight of his cross in order to show us that he has not called us to enjoy success...
"We are willing to give ourselves to God as long as God leaves our self-will untouched."
"Before the birth of Christ, the world worshiped everything as God except God."
"He who is not in his place in the order of things established by God will see all things in disorder."
"Suffering is the surest evidence of God’s love for us and the most evident mark of a sublime vocation..."
"At the heart of recollection is the beginning of grace, for here we discern the truth of our passions, their motive and spirit, their progress...
"Everyone seeks perfection – the desire to know happiness – it is a void or a hunger of the soul."