God uproots the vine that He Himself has not planted.
A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.
If we divested ourselves, once and for all, of all self-will, we would then be in a position of being sure of doing the Will of God, in which the angels find all their delight and men all their happiness.
The wisest persons, surprised by some passion, often say things they later regret.
[E]xcess in the practice of virtue is no less imperfect than the lack of it.
. . . [I]n the kingdom of charity, one prefers to suffer some inconvenience rather than inconvenience the neighbor.