A servant of the Lord stands bodily before men, but mentally he is knocking at the gates of heaven with prayer.

Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honour your patience.

Humility is the only virtue that no devil can imitate. If pride made demons out of angels, there is no doubt that humility could make angels out of demons.

An angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues.

Humility is constant forgetfulness of one's achievements.

Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.

Obedience is the burial of the will and the resurrection of humility.

The lover of silence draws close to God. He talks to Him in secret and God enlightens him.

When a man has found the Lord, he no longer has to use words when he is praying, for the Spirit Himself will intercede for him with groans that cannot be uttered.

Confession is like a bridle that keeps the soul which reflects on it from committing sin, but anything left unconfessed we continue to do without fear as if in the dark.

Humility is the only thing that no devil can imitate.

I only know that I know nothing

Destiny waits in the hand of god, shaping the still unshapen..

You’ve got the best of me

When the whole world is silent, Even one voice becomes powerful.

We get so used to the gregarious nature of our towns and villages that we forget how crowded our existence has become.

One of the areas I have a little less confidence in is giving any kind of a speech.

People are cooking less but obsessing about it more.

Wherever the fear of God rules in the heart, it will appear both in works of charity and piety, and neither will excuse us from the other.

I hide my distress, just likethe blessed birds hide themselveswhen they are preparing to die. Wine! Wine, roses, music and yourindifference to my sadness, my loved-one!

Honesty needs no disguise nor ornament; be plain.