We ought only to be found with men, when God is not willing that we should remain with Him. (P. Judde.)
Simplicity is the perfection of humility; the simple soul entirely forgets herself to think only of God; she has but one look, one intention, one will, one love; God alone is the object of her delight.
The field of the sluggard is covered with briars; a useless life is alone sufficient for our condemnation. (St. Bernard.)
When the labors of an active life spring from the love of God, they are supreme perfection. (St. Teresa.)
To arrive quickly at perfection, we must speak much to God and little to men.
Intimate union with God is formed by grace, the cross and divine love. (Nejiueu.)
You cannot speak well without grace. Can you expect to do so, when you speak at a time in which God forbids you to speak? (Sonet )
The more you advance in perfection, the more you must fear vanity; other vices are nourished by sin, but virtue is often the food of vanity.
The religious state is one of sacrifice, in which one must expect to find only an altar, a sword
