Strive always to confess your sins with a deep knowledge of your own wretchedness and with clarity and purity.

In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.

Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.

In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.

To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God.

Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.

Silence is God's first language.

Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out.

Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ.

In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.

God leads every soul by a separate path.

Is it courage in a dying man to go, in weakness and in agony, to affront an almighty and eternal God?

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.

Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.

When you encourage someone, it literally changes their brain chemistry to be able to perform... sends fuel to the brain.

Beware, lastly, of imagining you shall obtain the end without using the means conducive to it.

People are so nice to each other on holidays...especially at Christmas. Why don't people beat up each other at Christmas? Now that would be fun!

It seems unfortunate that strong people are usually so disagreeable and overbearing that no one cares for them. In fact, to be different from your fellow creatures is always a misfortune.

God never seems to work at the speed that we want Him to.

A garden is a friend you can visit any time.

They feed the crocodile in the hope that he will eat them last.