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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
Most people know nothing about learning; many despise it. Dummies reject as too hard whatever is not dumb.
Ever afterward, though the dance of creation change around me in the hall of eternity, I shall be the same.
When you lie down on your bed to sleep, remember with thanksgiving the blessings and the providence of God.
We should never forget the two axioms: 'Jesus is with me' and whatever happens, happens by the will of God.
Since with all my soul I behold the face of my beloved, therefore all the beauty of his form is seen in me.
Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.
Be kind to each other. It is better to commit faults with gentleness than to work miracles with unkindness.
The openness of our hearts and minds can be measured by how wide we draw the circle of what we call family.
Let us be very sincere in our dealings with each other and have the courage to accept each other as we are.
Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother.
On this earth everyone has his cross. But we must act in such a way that we be not the bad, but good thief.
The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.
The Sacraments are the salvation of those who use them rightly, and the damnation of those who misuse them.
Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self; the heavenly by the love of God.
If you begin to guard wealth it will not be yours. But if you begin to distribute it, you will not lose it.
Certain countries are dumping nuclear waste directly into the ocean, making fish flesh even more poisonous.
Whoever aspires to win the grace of God should cultivate at the outset the quality of Kshama (Forgiveness).
Be sincere; talk only about your genuine experience; do not distort, exaggerate or falsify that experience.
If there is hatred in your vision, you will see hatred everywhere. Hence, change your vision to start with.
Together with worldly education, you have to cultivate the human values and undertake spiritual discipline.
Life is endless, not punctuated by nights, days, months and years - for all are one, in the eternal stream.
Natural science does not consist in ratifying what others have said, but in seeking the causes of phenomena.
It is ourselves that we must spread under Christ's feet, not coats nor lifeless branches or shoots of trees.
Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you; through those who endure sickness and trial.
We only need to open our eyes to see the gifts that abound all around us. These are the simple joys in life.
He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.
If your Eyes are Positive, You will Love the World. But if Your Tongue is Positive, The World will Love you.
Pray for me that I not loosen my grip on the hands of Jesus even under the guise of ministering to the poor.
Love cannot remain by itself - it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action and that action is service.
Since eternity means happiness for you, what does it matter if some of these passing moments are unpleasant?
Selfless service alone gives the needed strength and courage to awaken the sleeping humanity in one's heart.
Don't let your life give evidence against your tongue. Sing with your voices... sing also with your conduct.
We do not sin when we adore Christ in the Eucharist; we do sin when we do not adore Christ in the Eucharist.
For where I found Truth, there found I my God, the Truth itself; which since I learnt, I have not forgotten.
Longing desire prayeth always, though the tongue be silent. If thou art ever longing, thou art ever praying.
We must always be on guard lest, under the pretext of keeping one commandment, we be found breaking another.
Mind, word and act; all three must be filled with the belief that all is His play; that is the genuine path.
People have become so selfish that they no longer care for others, or anything other than their own welfare.
About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don't go by one text only.
It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
There is more security in self-denial, mortification, and other like virtues, than in an abundance of tears.
In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.
He who is humble easily obeys everyone, fears to offend anyone, is at peace with everyone, is kind with all.
Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
What I do not see I do not know. I see, hear and know simultaneously and learn what I know as if in a moment.
Jesus Christ, in His infinite love, has become what we are, in order that He may make us entirely what He is.
The Virgin Mary, being obedient to his word, received from an angel the glad tidings that she would bear God.
The greatest misery does not stop Me from uniting Myself to a soul, but where there is pride, I am not there.