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

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

See, this divine lover is at the gate. He does not merely knock, but He remains there knocking. He calls to the soul.

Little deeds that proceed from charity please God and have their place among meritorious acts.

Do not become upset when difficulty comes your way. Laugh in its face and know that you are in the hands of God.

This unresting anxiety is the greatest evil which can happen to the soul, sin only excepted.

It is wonderful how attractive a gentle, pleasant manner is, and how much it wins hearts.

Be patient and one day you will be in Heaven, where there will be only peace and joy ... You will possess an enduring tranquility and rest.

One single day of devotion is worth more than a thousand years of worldly life.

It is a fact that people are always well aware of what is due them.
Unfortunately, they remain oblivious of what they owe to others.

Do not wish to be anything except what you are.

Have contempt for contempt.

There is no artifice as good and desirable as simplicity.

God is merciful to those who want to love Him and who have placed their hopes in Him.

Certainly all virtues are very dear to God, but humility pleases Him above all the others, and it seems that He can refuse it nothing.

God desires from us more fidelity to the little things that he places in our power than ardor for great things that do not depend upon us.

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

Those who love to be feared fear to be loved.

You must grow in love by means of the root, rather than the branches. (S II 7)

Humility consists in not esteeming ourselves above other men, and in not seeking to be esteemed above them.

Stretch out your hand to Him like a little child to his father so that He may lead you on.

If He is with me I care not where I go.

Learn to see God in the details of your life, for He is everywhere.

When all shall fail us, then God will take care of us, and then all will not fail us since we shall have God.

Truly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.

There will be nothing which the fullness of His love does not replenish.

We are crucified to the world, and the world must be as crucified to us. It esteems us as fools, let us esteem it as mad.

Grace is never wanting. God always gives sufficient grace to whoever is willing to receive it.

From the heights of heaven Jesus Christ mercifully looks down upon you and graciously invites you there.

Even as birds on the wing meet the air continually, we, let us go where we will, meet with that Presence always and everywhere.

He asks for your own heart. Give it such as it is ... Are we not aware that everything that is remitted into His divine hands is converted to good?

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

He would never exhort the faithful to persevere if he were not ready to give them the power to do so.

The whole world is not worth one soul.

When human aid fails us, all is not wanting; for God takes over and takes care of us by His special Providence.

A man who can own pearls does not bother about shells, and those who aspire to virtue do not trouble themselves over honors.

If we walk steadily and faithfully ... God will lift us up to greater things.

Many would be willing to have afflictions provided that they not be inconvenienced by them.

The world is passing away.

During the night we must wait for the light.

Be who you are and be that well.

When we abandon all to Him, He takes a tender care of us, and His Providence for us is great or small according to the measure of our abandonment.

He will unfailingly be pleased with our patience and take note of our diligence and perseverance.

Be patient, you are in good company. Our Lord Himself, our Lady, the apostles, and countless saints, both men and women, have been poor.