Keep alive within you and bring under wise control that courage which ...

Keep alive within you and bring under wise control that courage which makes you long to undertake great works, which others might consider it folly to attempt.

If I love, there will be no hell for me.

The most deadly poison of our time is indifference.

For Jesus Christ I am prepared to suffer still more.

To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints.

If you don't have a plan of life, you'll never have order.

God alone and the desire of His glory - nothing else matters.

An hour of study, for the modern apostle, is an hour of prayer.

Have confidence. Return. Invoke our Lady and you'll be faithful.

Holy Purity is granted by God when it is asked for with humility.

It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future.

Humility is the virtue that requires the greatest amount of effort.

He has much who needs least. Do not create necessities for yourself.

If humility is always desirable, generous humility is still more so.

Don't neglect your spiritual reading. - Reading has made many saints.

I love my solitude, and I would love it still more if I had more of it.

Don't say, "That person bothers me." Think: "That person sanctifies me".

Faith, joy, optimism. But not the folly of closing your eyes to reality.

We all must have the faith of children, but the doctrine of theologians.

All desire but that of doing God's holy will has been extinguished in me.

You need a heart which is in love, not an easy life, to achieve happiness.

You go to pray; to become a bonfire, a living flame, giving light and heat.

Temptation is necessary to make us realize that we are nothing in ourselves.

You're bored? That's because you keep your senses awake and your soul asleep.

If you have so many defects, why are you surprised to find defects in others?

There are no difficulties except for those who worry too much about tomorrow.

Let us learn to skillfully draw good out of what would otherwise cause us harm.

Jesus went before us on the narrow path along which He beckons us to follow Him.

Let us bear our cross and leave it to God to determine the length and the weight.

Since the hour when Christ despoiled Hades, men have danced in triumph over death.

For a long time a very strong and deep attraction has drawn me to missionary life.

At the time of your examination(of sins) beware of the devil that ties your tongue.

You can be sure you are a man of God if you suffer injustice gladly and in silence.

A person may rise to the highest degree of contemplation even when busily occupied.

If we love Jesus, we shall be loved in return by Him, and that is perfect happiness.

Compromise is a word found only in the vocabulary of those who have no will to fight.

Profit by the little trials that come to you, for through them we make real progress.

Preach by example of your lives rather than by words. Example is the very best sermon.

Before, by yourself, you couldn't. Now, you've turned to our Lady, and with her, how easy!

Love our Lady. And she will obtain abundant grace to help you conquer in your daily struggle.

Either we learn to find the Lord in the ordinary everyday life or else we shall never find him

All the things that are now worrying you can be put into a smile which shows your love of God.

When you approach the tabernacle remember that he has been waiting for you for twenty centuries.

The holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you'll be amazed at the results.

Prayer is powerful beyond limits when we turn to the Immaculata who is queen even of God's heart.

The soul enjoys silence and peace, not by many reasonings, but by simply contemplating the truth.

May your heart be an altar, from which the bright flame of unending thanksgiving ascends to heaven.

My aim is to institute perpetual adoration," he said, for this is the "the most important activity.

The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself.

Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace.

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