“It is good for us to have trials and troubles at times, for they often remind us that we are on probation and ought not to hope in any worldly thing. It is good for us sometimes to suffer contradiction, to be misjudged by men even though we do well and mean well. These things help us to be humble and shield us from vainglory. When to all outward appearances men give us no credit, when they do not think well of us, then we are more inclined to seek God Who sees our hearts. Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men.”

“Go where thou wilt, seek what thou wilt, and thou shalt not find a higher way above, nor a safer way below, than the way of the holy Cross."- Thomas A Kempis (The Following of Christ)”

“What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?”

“First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.”

“Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back.”

“Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living.”

“A humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.”

“The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.”

“Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.”

“All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.”

“Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.”