One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God's help, he has been victorious.

A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.

As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.

We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.

Finding God in All Things.

They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.

We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.