Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them — every day begin the task anew –

Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.

Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and an be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his...

It is the mark of a mean, vulgar and ignoble spirit to dwell on the thought of food before meal times or worse to dwell on it afterwards, to discuss it and wallow in the...

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness,...

The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and tenderly loving to the female of its choice, mating only every third year...

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.

Marital intercourse is certainly holy, lawful and praiseworthy in itself and profitable to society, yet in certain circumstances it can prove dangerous, as when through excess the soul is made sick with venial sin, or...

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

Have patience to walk with short steps until you have wings to fly.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not ‘What a lovely sermon’ but, ‘I will do something!’

Make friends with the angels, who though invisible are always with you. Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tenderly in its Master’s presence. And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour...

You damned spirits! You can only do what the hand of God allows you to do

Reputation is rarely proportioned to virtue.

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

Do not wish to be anything except what you are.

Be who you are and be that well.