Emily

“I assure you, we are bathed in love and mercy. We each have a Father, a Brother, a Friend, a Spouse of our soul, Center and King of our hearts, Redeemer and Savior; bent down over us, over our weakness, and our impotence like that of little children; with an inexpressible gentleness watching over us like the apple of his eye; Who said I will have mercy and not sacrifice; A Jesus haunted by the desire to save us by all means, Who has opened heaven under our feet; And we live too often like orphans, like abandoned children as if it were hell which had been opened under our feet. We are men of little faith.”
― Jean du Coeur de Jésus d'Elbée, I Believe in Love: A Personal Retreat Based on the Teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

“It is in vain that Your enemy and mine sets new traps for me everyday. He will make me lose everything else before the hope that I have in Your mercy.”
― Claude de la Colombière

“Once you decide on your occupation you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in love with your work. Never complain about your job. You must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That's the secret to success and the key to being regarded honorably.

I do the same thing over and over, improving bit by bit. There is always a yearning to achieve more. Even at my age after decades of work, I don't think I've achieved perfection. But I feel ecstatic all day. When to quit? The job that you've worked so hard for? I've never once hated this job. I fell in love with my work and gave my life to it.”
― Jirō Ono

“let simplicity and humility be the characteristic traits of your soul. Go through life like a little child, always trusting, always full of simplicity and humility, content with everything, happy in every circumstance”
― Maria Faustyna Kowalska, Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul