To draw near to Jesus we must be so little. . . . Oh! how few souls aspire to be little and unknown. . . .
XIV LETTER TO HER SISTER CÉLINE
I am no longer surprised at anything,
nor do I grieve at seeing that I am frailty
itself; on the contrary I glory in it, and
expect to discover new imperfections in
myself each day. These lights concerning
my nothingness do me more good, I
affirm, than lights regarding faith.
HIST D'UNE AME, CH. IX
When we commit a fault we must not
think it due to a physical cause, such as
illness or the weather, we must attribute
this fall to our imperfection, but without
ever growing discouraged.
COUNSELS AND REMINISCENCES
Since Jesus has gone back to Heaven
I can follow Him only by the path He
has traced. Oh how luminous are His
