Cast from your heart the bitterness.

Foresight is good when it is subject to the latter, but it becomes excessive when we are in a hurry to avoid something we fear. We rely more on our own efforts than on those of his Providence, and we think we are doing a great deal by anticipating His orders by our own disorder, which causes us to rely on human prudence rather than on his Word.

God allows us to give rise to the practice of two beautiful virtues: perseverance, which leads us to attain the goal, and constancy, which helps us to overcome difficulties.

. . . [Y]ou must understand that we have always considered the writing of books a hindrance to our work, and that for this reason the custom was not to be introduced into the Company. However, since no rule, however general, does not have some exception, we shall see whether it is advisable to have yours printed.

All of you desire to belong entirely to God, and God also wants all of you to belong to Him

The angels would become incarnate if they could, so that they might come to earth to imitate the example and virtues of the Son of God!

Let us do our duty well; let us go straight to God; let us work to become very humble, very patient, very mortified, and very charitable.