“The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart. This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowin...”

“The slow pace of our perfection has to be borne with patience, provided that on our part we always do whatever we can to continue advancing.”

“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.”

“Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.”

“Do not wish to be anything but what you are and try to be that perfectly.”

“Have patience with all things but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task ...”

“Dogs have more love than integrity. They've been true to us yes but they haven't been true to themselves.”

“Love me love my dog.”

“It's just the most amazing thing to love a dog isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal.”

“Tell him that riches will not procure for you a single moment of happiness. Luxury consoles poverty alone, and at that only for a short time, until one becomes accustomed to it.”

“Darling, if I think of all I miss now, I will go crazy. I should not think of that. I only want to think of all that I still have, and then I am rich. Your spirit is always around me, in your diary...”

“A little house well filled a little land well tilled and a little wife well willed are great riches.”