That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.

. . . [A]s a rule, the most learned persons do not produce the greatest results. We see that only too often.

God's affairs are accomplished gradually and almost imperceptibly and His spirit is neither violent nor tempestuous.

Is it not better to fail after asking advice than to risk acting on our own?

Laws must never be made compatible with crimes, no more than lying should be in harmony with the truth.

If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.

Nature makes trees put down deep roots before having them bear fruit, and even this is done gradually.