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“Behold how the stream flows to the sea, and the flowing waters will return no more; thus, my brother, do your days pass away, and you approach to death; pleasures pass, amusements pass, pomp, praises, acclamations pass; and what remains?”
― Saint Alphonsus de Liguori

“What is your life? It is like a vapor, which is dispersed by a breath of wind, and is no more.”
― St. Alphonsus de Liguori

“Remember, then, frequently to think of, and long for heaven. Say to God that your life seems an endless span, so great is your desire to go to Him, to see Him face to face, and to love Him. Long to be set free from your exile, from this world of sin, from the danger of losing divine grace, that you may arrive at that land of love where your heart will be given wholly to God.”
― Alfonso María de Liguori, The Saint Alphonsus de Liguori Collection [30 Books]

“Those who give themselves to prayer," says St. Teresa, "should concentrate solely on this: the conformity of their wills with the divine will. They should be convinced that this constitutes their highest perfection. The more fully they practice this, the greater the gifts they will receive from God, and the greater the progress they will make in the interior life [10]”
― Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Uniformity with God's Will & The Practice of the Love of Jesus Christ