If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.

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.

Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.

Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.

God will not be outdone in generosity.

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.

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.