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.

Would that God, Monsieur, had rendered us worthy of spending our lives, as Our Lord did, for the salvation of those poor souls so far removed from all assistance.

[I]t is His good pleasure that we remain always in the holy joy of His love.

The wisest persons, surprised by some passion, often say things they later regret.

In order to become soundly virtuous, it is advisable to make good practical resolutions concerning particular acts of the virtues and to be faithful in carrying the out afterwards. Without doing that, one is often virtuous only in one's imagination.

If you think something should be done, take the trouble to write to me about it, and together we will decide the time and manner of doing it.

Let us allow God to act; He brings things to completion when we least expect it.