Self-denial and mortification…
There is more security in self-denial, mortification, and other like virtues, than in an abundance of tears.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
The wisdom of the world…
The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. The soul has to proceed rather by unknowing rather than knowing.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
The more one mortifies…
The more one mortifies his natural inclinations, the more he renders himself capable of receiving divine inspirations and of progressing in virtue.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Practice constant recollection…
There is a practice that is most powerful in keeping us united with God. That practice is the constant recollection of His presence.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Become saved and saints…
If we should be saved and become saints, we ought always to stand at the gates of the divine mercy to beg and pray for, as an alms, all that we need.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Commit yourself to God…
Commit yourself then to God! He will be your guide. He Himself will travel with you, as we are told He did with the Israelites, to bring them step by step across the desert to the promised land. Ah! what will be your blessedness, if you will but surrender yourself into the hands of God, permitting Him to do whatever He will, not according to your desires, but according to His own good pleasure?
–François Fénèlon (1651-1715)
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