Let us be submissive to Providence, He will see to our affairs in His own time and in His own way

In the name of Our Lord, Monsieur, do all you can to regain your health and take good care of it so that you can serve God and the poor for a longer time. This moderate care does not preclude the obligation we have of generously risking our lives when the salvation of our neighbor is concerned.

There is no act of charity that is not accompanied by justice or that permits us to do more than we reasonably can.

You can give me no greater consolation nor render greater service to your neighbor than to place yourself in a condition to serve him for a long time

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

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

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.