Be as eager to break your own will as the thirsty stag is to drink of the refreshing waters.

Winston Churchill - fifty per cent genius, fifty per cent bloody fool.

Man's material discoveries have outpaced his moral progress.

A period of silence on your part would be welcome.

You will be judged by what you succeed at gentlemen, not by what you attempt

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

If you begin to consider yourself solely responsible to a political party, you're half-way to a dictatorship.

Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.

Make a bouquet of the sufferings of Jesus and carry it in the bosom of his soul.

He who does not mortify his palate will neither know how to mortify his flesh.

Avoid failing, not only against purity, but even against the least rules of an exact modesty.

If any dust of imperfection cling to your heart, be not troubled, but consume it immediately in the fire of divine love, and, sorrowfully asking forgiveness, continue to live in peace.

As for me, I cannot understand how it is possible not to be always thinking of God.

Make great account of your precious trials, both interior and exterior; it is thus that the garden of Jesus is adorned with flowers, that is, with acts of virtue.

When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His ignominies and sufferings.

Do you know why God subjects you to so many miseries? That He may bestow on you the riches of heaven.

Meditation on Jesus Christ crucified is a precious balm which sweetens all pains.

If you correspond to the designs of God, He will make a saint of you.

I tell you that victory consists in conquering self. That is the greatest enemy.