Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them.

Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them.

But the blessed Bishop of Geneva taught his nuns another kind of prayer, which even the sick can make: to remain peacefully in the presence of God, manifesting our needs to Him with no other mental effort, like a poor person who uncovers his sores and by this means is more effective in inciting passers-by to do him some good than if he wore himself out trying to convince them of his need.

...a great good is worth being long desired.

[P]resent misfortune presupposes good luck in the future.

There are good, God-fearing persons who still fall into certain faults, and it is better to bear with them than to be hard on them.

If you do not see any good in these persons, then say nothing, but if you do see some, speak about it to honor God in them because all good proceeds from Him.