He Who Complains, Sins.

Have Jesus Always For Your Patron, His Cross For A Mast On Which You Must Spread Your Resolutions As A Sail. Your Anchor Shall Be A Profound Confidence In Him, And You Shall Sail Prosperously.

What We Need Is A Cup Of Understanding, A Barrel Of Love, And An Ocean Of Patience.

If I Want Only Pure Water, What Does It Matter To Me Whether It Be Brought In A Vase Of Gold Or Of Glass? What Is It To Me Whether The Will Of God Be Presented To Me In Tribulation Or Consolation, Since I Desire And Seek Only The Divine Will?

It Is Right That You Should Begin Again Every Day. There Is No Better Way To Complete The Spiritual Life Than To Be Ever Beginning It Over Again.

Be Neat, Philothea; Let Nothing Be Negligent About You. It Is A Kind Of Contempt Of Those With Whom We Converse, To Frequent Their Company In Uncomely Apparel; But, At The Same Time, Avoid All Affectation, Vanity, Curiosity, Or Levity In Your Dress. Keep Yourself Always, As Much As Possible, On The Side Of Plainness And Modesty, Which, Without Doubt, Is The Greatest Ornament Of Beauty, And The Best Excuse For The Want Of It.