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

We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of Providence, and with genuine renouncement of ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ.

Is it not better to fail after asking advice than to risk acting on our own?

I hope that this man can be won over by your bearing charitably with him, advising him prudently, and praying for him. This is what I do for your family in general and for you in particular.

. . . [R]estlessness usually stems from pride and from being discontented with one's lot in life.

Make an effort to serve good bread and good meat and not to sell the better wine so as to serve what is inferior.

Nevertheless, when one is ill, one should be submissive to the doctor and obey him.