Sin is the assassin of the soul.

I asked God if it was a sin and He didn't say anything.

Books and opinions, no matter from whom they came, if they are in opposition to human rights, are nothing but dead letters.

Agitate! Agitate! Ought to be the motto of every reformer. Agitation is the opposite of stagnation - the one is life, the other death.

Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect, party, sex, or color.

What is life without liberty; and what is liberty without equality of rights?

There were two saints in the desert, who had sewed thorns into all their clothes; and we seek for nothing but comfort!

Christian wife! Follow in the footsteps of the ideal of all womanhood, the Blessed Mother of God; in joy and in sorrow, she will be your advocate at the throne of her Son.

I thought a time would come when people would rout me out of Ars with sticks, when the Bishop would suspend me, and I should end my days in prison. I see, however, that I am not worthy of such a grace.

When we receive Holy Communion, we experience something extraordinary - a joy, a fragrance, a well-being that thrills the whole body and causes it to exalt.

Only after the Last Judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is much too busy with her children.

If you find it impossible to pray, hide behind your good Angel and charge him to pray in your stead.

The pure soul is a beautiful rose, and the Three Divine Persons descend from Heaven to inhale its fragrance.

If only we could see the joy of our guardian angel when he sees us fighting our temptations!

Upon receiving Holy Communion, the Adorable Blood of Jesus Christ really flows in our veins and His Flesh is really blended with ours.

The saints had no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God.

How happy is that guardian angel who accompanies a soul to Holy Mass!

How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross!

The man of impure speech is a person whose lips are but an opening and a supply pipe which hell uses to vomit its impurities upon the earth.