With whose imperfections will you bear, and what insult are you capable of enduring, if a thoughtless word from your own Superior is unbearable?

When in Rome, you must do as the Romans do and accept the local customs, if they are not immoral.

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

[I]f the gentleness of your spirit needs a dash of vinegar, borrow a little from Our Lord's spirit. O Mademoiselle, how well He knew how to find a bittersweet remark when it is needed!

I see that you are not sure of what you should do. You must remain steadfast, Monsieur. It would be a great wrong for you to leave and an irreparable scandal to the town and the Company. If you were to abandon the house, I do not think people would ever be willing to welcome us back. Fear not; calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon.

Fear not; calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon.

We must be firm but not rough in our guidance and avoid an insipid kind of meekness, which is ineffective.