But do not let your soul dwell in seclusion, or, instead of acquiring holiness, you will develop many imperfections, which the devil will implant in you in other ways, in which case, as I have said, you will not do the good that you might, either to yourselves or to others.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Do not refuse anything you possess, even though you may need it.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Whoever knows how to die in all will have life in all.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
We must give ourselves to God altogether. God makes all his own the soul that is wholly given to him.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
He who does not go down into hell while he is alive, runs a great risk of going there after he is dead.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
