Our Lord and the saints accomplished more by suffering than by acting.

God always gives a great blessing to humble beginnings than to those that start with the chiming of bells.

Remember the maxim of the Romans which states that by union and counsel we can achieve anything.

In a word, we are like the servants of the centurion in the Gospel with regard to the bishops, insofar as when they say to us: go, we are obliged to go; if they say: come, we are obliged to come; do that, and we are obliged to do it.

Good works are often spoiled by moving too quickly. . . . The good which God desires is accomplished almost by itself, without our even thinking of it.

[L]et us work to rid ourselves of our attacks of over-zealousness especially when it offends against respect, esteem, and charity.

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