We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom.
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 rarely does well what one rarely does.
Be not miserable about what may happen tomorrow. The same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will care for you tomorrow.
A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.
The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not "What a lovely sermon!" but "I will do something."
Don't get upset with your imperfections. Surrender to the Power of God's Love, which is greater than our weakness.
The Lord delights in every little step you take.
To lose ourselves in God is simply to give up our own will to Him. When a soul can truly say Lord I have no other will than Thine it is truly lost in God and united to Him.
When you have received Him, stir up your heart to do Him homage; speak to Him about your spiritual life, gazing upon Him in your soul where He is present for your happiness; welcome Him as warmly as possible, and behave outwardly in such a way that your actions may give proof to all of His Presence.
Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
Humor is the foundation of reconciliation.
You can attract more bees with a spoonful of sugar than a cupful of vinegar.
The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.
Fear is a greater evil than evil itself.
The merit of the cross does not consist in its heaviness, but in the manner in which we carry it. I would even say that it is sometimes more virtuous to carry a cross of straw than a heavy cross because we have to be more attentive for fear of losing it.
Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.
It matters little how one begins, provided that he be resolved to go on well, and to end well.
Cook the truth in charity until it tastes sweet.
You learn to love by loving.
Oh what remorse we shall feel at the end of our lives, when we look back upon the great number of instructions and examples afforded by God and the Saints for our perfection, and so carelessly received by us! If this end were to come to you today, how would you be pleased with the life you have led this year?
The state of marriage is one that requires more virtue and constancy than any other; it is a perpetual exercise in mortification.
If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently... And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour would be very well employed.
There is no better means of attainment to the spiritual life Than by continually beginning again.
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