Christian joy is a gift of God flowing from a good conscience.

To preserve our cheerfulness amid sicknesses and troubles, is a sign of a right and good spirit.

Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if he wants anything of you, He will fit you for the work and give you strength.

If we wish to keep peace with our neighbours, we should never remind any one of his natural defects.

My children, if you desire perseverance, be devout to our Blessed Lady.

Humility is the safeguard of chastity. In the matter of purity, there is no greater danger than not fearing the danger. For my part, when I find a man secure of himself and without fear, I give him up for lost. I am less alarmed for one who is tempted and who resists by avoiding the occasions, than for one who is not tempted and is not careful to avoid occasions. When a person puts himself in an occasion, saying, I shall not fall, it is an almost infallible sign that he will fall, and with great injury to his soul.

He who wishes for goods will never have devotion.