"That would not have befallen me from so slight a penance," she said afterwards, "if the good God had not wanted to make me understand that the macerations of the Saints are not intended for me, nor for the little souls who will tread the same path of spiritual childhood."
HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. XII
To a novice whom she saw practise a
little act of self-denial she said:
"You will be very glad to find that before you at the moment of death. What you have just done is more glorious than if, by some skilful measures, you had gained for the religious communities the good-will of the Government, and that all France applauded you as a Judith."
COUNSELS AND REMINISCENCES
To another who was bewailing her
want of courage:
"You complain of what should cause you the greatest happiness. Where would be your merit if you must fight only
