Saint John of Avila

Withdraw your heart from the world before God takes your body from it.

-- Saint John of Avila

Saint John of the Cross

O you souls who wish to go on with so much safety and consolation, if you knew how pleasing to God is suffering, and how much it helps in acquiring other good things, you would never seek consolation in anything; but you would rather look upon it as a great happiness to bear the Cross of the Lord. 

-- Saint John of the Cross

Saint Louise de Marillac

Love the poor and honor them as you would honor Christ Himself.

-- Saint Louise de Marillac

Saint Francis of Assisi

Jesus is happy to come with us, as truth is happy to be spoken, as life to be lived, as light to be lit, as love is to be loved, as joy to be given, as peace to be spread. 

-- Saint Francis of Assisi