Emma Cassman

“One mustn't stretch out so much as the tip of one's little finger to the devil. On the contrary, the greater the temptation, the higher the barrier behind which a girl must protect herself.”
― Lisbeth Burger, All for the Love of Mothers: Memoirs of a Catholic Midwife

“Meeting one of her “daughters” in passing, she would ask:
“Are you working outwardly?”
And if the child replied, “I am doing my best to work inwardly, Mother,” she would go on her way satisfied.”
― Michel de Saint-Pierre, Bernadette and Lourdes: The Whole Inspiring Story of Our Lady of Lourdes

“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.”
― Selwyn Duke

“Finally, Philothea, I beseech you in the name of all that is sacred in Heaven and earth, by the Baptism which you received, by the tender Heart with which Jesus loves you, and by those bowels of compassion which are your hope, abide and persevere in this blessed undertaking of a devout life. Our days glide by; death is at our door.”
― Saint Francis de Sales, Introduction To The Devout Life