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

[L]et us believe that all is going along the best in the world when we take no satisfaction in it, provided we humble ourselves for this and redouble our confidence in God.

You know that you yourself are not always in the same state. If you are exact today, closely united to God, and a consolation to the whole house, tomorrow you will be out of sorts, indolent, and a source of affliction to others. Then you will need their support, as you have supported 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.

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

If we want to find the manna hidden in our vocation, let us restrict and confine all our desires within it.

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