“Have patience—wait, but do not sit idle; work while you are waiting; smile while you are wearied with monotony; be firm while everything around you is being shaken; be joyous while the ugly face of despair grins at you; speak aloud while the malevolent forces of the nether world try to crush your mind; be valiant and courageous while men all around you are cringing with fear and cowardice.”

“That the saints may enjoy their beatitude and the grace of God more abundantly they are permitted to see the punishment of the damned in hell.”

“Mystical explanations are thought to be deep; the truth is that they are not even shallow.”

“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”

“To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”

“There is no substitute for hard work.”