Let us have a supreme contempt for all that is not God. Oh, how sweet
it is to abandon one's self into His hands! Daily experience proves to
us that the less we trust in our miserable efforts, the more does God
work in us by His omnipotent virtue. All consists in being a docile
instrument in His hands, and seemingly dead.--_P. Milley._
It is good to leave Our Lord sometimes to serve others for His sake;
and we should do so, if we can prevent our devotion from causing
annoyance.--_St. Francis of Sales._
As the olive, when planted in vineyards, communicates its savour to
the vine, so charity communicates its perfection to the virtues amidst
which it flourishes. It is also true that when the vine is engrafted
on the olive, it not only receives its taste, but also its sap; thus
we should not be satisfied with the possession of charity and with the
exercise of all other virtues, but it is necessary that all our
virtues be accompanied and produced by charity, and be attributed to
this virtue alone.--_The same._