We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness, we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.

We know only that we are living in these bodies and have a vague idea, because we have heard it, and because our faith tells us so, that we possess souls. As t…

We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.

To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.