If there is any danger in the present weather, in the name of God, Monsieur, wait until spring

Experience has shown us that virtue puts down only shallow roots in those who are there for just a short time

. . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a little diffident about mine. But there is no harm done; I hope you will soon be over this slight jealousy and be convinced that nothing can change the genuine affection Our Lord has given me for you

Remember, Monsieur, that Saint Augustine says that a person who does not obey the doctors is doing his best to kill himself.

There are some persons who are content with everything and others who are scarcely content with anything. These latter need patience to bear with themselves.

We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of Providence, and with genuine renouncement of ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ.

Providence must call us and we must follow it, if we are to go forward confidently.