Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire.

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.

Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.

Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.

Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.

Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him.

I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now I was not always on the ground. I praise God for His mercy; for it was He only Who stretched out His hand to me. May He be blessed for ever! Amen.

God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.

Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen of the angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Infant Jesus, without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the services he rendered them then.

All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.

The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.

Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives.

It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the greater will be our progress, and the more real our humility.

While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward, since they do not proceed from God as their first principle, and by Him alone is our virtue real virtue.

To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.

What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?

Love and friendship exclude each other.

Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.

Time makes friendship stronger, but love weaker.

Out of difficulties grow miracles.

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love.

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone.

There are only three events in a man's life; birth, life, and death; he is not conscious of being born, he dies in pain, and he forgets to live.

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.

Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.

There are certain things in which mediocrity is not to be endured, such as poetry, music, painting, public speaking.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone.

The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.

It is boorish to live ungraciously: the giving is the hardest part; what does it cost to add a smile?

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

Try, try, try, and keep on trying is the rule that must be followed to become an expert in anything.

Like success, failure is many things to many people. With Positive Mental Attitude, failure is a learning experience, a rung on the ladder, a plateau at which to get your thoughts in order and prepare to try again.

Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.

There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?

Prayer is man's greatest power!

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.

If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.