It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.

He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.

Before all, and above all, attention shall be paid to the care of the sick, so that they shall be served as if they were Christ Himself.

It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.

Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart. Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father's advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience.

The sleepy like to make excuses.

To attribute to God, and not to self, whatever good one sees in oneself; but to recognize always that the evil is one's own doing, and to impute it on one's self.