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Every step in our life ought to tend to bring us closer to God and to bring our neighbor at least a little bit of happiness.

In order to reach the ideal life of the soul, I believe we must live in the realm of the supernatural and be persuaded that God dwells in our innermost being, and go to everything with Him. Then nothing can be trivial, no matter how commonplace in itself, for we do not live in those things, but soar above them.

The poorer and more miserable I am, so much the more am I rich and strong in God.

We will be glorified in the measure in which we will have been conformed to the image of His divine Son. So let us contemplate this adored Image, let us remain unceasingly under its radiance so that it may imprint itself on us.

O soul, most beautiful of creatures, who desire so ardently to know that place where your Beloved dwells in order to seek Him and unite yourself to Him; you yourself are the retreat where He takes refuge, the dwelling where He hides Himself.

Once you get used to enjoying the castle, you will find rest in all things, even those involving much labor, for you will have hope of returning to the castle, which no one can take from you.

The desire to stand out or excel is natural to a creature.  But if we would reflect on it, what purpose do those social triumphs serve?  They disappear between night and morning.  ...the only thing that is worthwhile here on earth is whatever brings us closer to God.

Have patience with yourself, the Lord does.

Our Lord became a spring for us, so that we should not die of thirst among all the miseries that surround us.

I found myself so constricted on every side that the only remedy I discovered was to raise my eyes to heaven and call upon God...For there is no stable help but in God.

I'm keeping a rendezvous with you in the shadow of the Cross to learn the science of suffering.

For when the sensory delight and gratification coming from things are quenched, neither the devil, nor the world, nor sensuality has arms or power against the spirit.