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.

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

He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.

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 time now for us to rise from sleep.

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.

Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.