[W]isdom consists in following Providence step by step. And you can be sure of the truth of a maxim which seems paradoxical, namely, that he who is hasty falls back in the interests of God.

. . . in the final analysis, virtue is not found in extremes, but in prudence . . .

God has seen fit that, since our services are useful to many persons, everyone approves them, but only when they are carried out in the spirit of Our Lord.

And what are we doing if we are not doing God's Will?

Man's condition is never the same; he is humbled, then exalted; sometimes at peace, sometimes persecuted; enlightened today and plunged into darkness tomorrow. What is to be done? As I said, let us be prepared for whatever may happen.

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

In this way, through experience they will be formed adequately, will be encouraged, and will be capable of rendering service to God.