Things arrange themselves with time. Only God can have everything to His liking; His servants should act as Our Lord did.

Peace is worth far more than anything they might take from you.

[A] truly humble spirit humbles itself as much amid honors as amid insults, acting like the honeybee which makes its honey equally as well from the dew that falls on the wormwood as from that which falls on the rose.

Peace is never so complete that we may not have something to suffer. . . . Since it is impossible to please all of [those you serve], they offer you the occasion for practices which increase your merit in the measure that you make them meritorious by your patience.

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.

Naturally, everyone is disheartened by sharp reprimands, and by the most amiable corrections as well, if they are frequent, immoderate, or given inappropriately.

Who will excuse us before God for the loss of such a great number of people, who could be saved by the slight assistance we could give them?