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Human love is mostly selfishness; all the time it thinks only of the little 'i'. That 'i' is the ego.
Perfection does not consist in macerating or killing the body, but in killing our perverse self-will.
What a miserable life is this! There is no happiness that is secure and nothing that does not change.
Whenever anything disagreeable or displeasing happens to you, remember Christ crucified and be silent.
Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.
Entrust everything to Me and do nothing on your own, and you will always have great freedom of spirit.
I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.
I trust that God wouldn't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't have such faith in me.
But still, everything is for Jesus; so like that everything is beautiful, even though it is difficult.
If we were able to see God's image in our neighbor, do you think weapons and generals would be needed?
All we do our prayers our work our suffering is for Jesus. Our life has no other reason or motivation.
In this thing one man is superior to another, that he is better able to bear adversity and prosperity.
Pray, hope and don't worry. Anxiety doesn't help at all. Our Merciful Lord will listen to your prayer.
In the spiritual life, you must take one step forward each day in a vertical line, from the bottom up.
Modern education develops the intellect and imparts skills, but does not promote qualities in any way.
Conscience and reputation are two things. Conscience is due to yourself, reputation to your neighbour.
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
Two works of mercy set a person free: Forgive and you will be forgiven, and give and you will receive.
The one who is good, is free even being a slave; the one who is bad remains a slave even being a king.
Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo (Give me chastity and continence, but not just yet)!
When regard for truth has been broken down or even slightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.
Teachers are reservoirs from which, through the process of education, students draw the water of life.
What is the freedom a man can enjoy? Man is governed by certain restraints. He has to adhere to truth.
If a soul is not clothed with the teachings of the Church he cannot merit to have Jesus seated in him.
We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
God desires the smallest degree of purity of conscience in you more than all the works you can perform.
If you lose an opportunity you will be like one who lets the bird fly away; you will never get it back.
It often happens that those who spend their time giving light to others, remain in darkness themselves.
Do not worry about your career. Concern yourself with your vocation, and that is to be lovers of Jesus.
Today it is fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately, it is not fashionable to talk with them.
[My mother tongue is] Albanian. But, I am equally fluent in Bengali (language of Calcutta) and English.
Thank God we don't serve God with our feelings, otherwise I don't know where I would be. - Pray for me.
Prayer does not demand that we interrupt our work, but that we continue working as if it were a prayer.
If a Hindu wants to find the way to God, he has the right to go to any priest, nun or any other person.
If you have the courage to imitate Mary Magdalene in her sins, have the courage to imitate her penance!
Faith guides even us and we follow its sure light on the way which conducts us to God and His homeland.
When [men] go to war, what they want is to impose on their enemies the victor's will and call it peace.
Conflicts and factions, violence and upheavals are caused by the neglect of human values in daily life.
God is without birth and death and is an eternal witness; you must strive hard to earn the love of God.
There is no sin nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.
God cannot leave us. It is just that our soul is so vast, we do not always feel His lips upon the veil.
The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect.
The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks.
God hath promised pardon to him that repenteth, but he hath not promised repentance to him that sinneth.
If anyone does not believe that Holy Mary is the Mother of God, such a one is a stranger to the Godhead.
Pride is the utter poverty of soul disguised as riches, imaginary light where in fact there is darkness.
No one who shall invoke this Mother of Grace with devotion and perseverance can possibly perish forever.
There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things.