He is greatly honored by the time we take to weigh with mature deliberation matters having to do with his service, as are all those with which we deal.

Nevertheless, when one is ill, one should be submissive to the doctor and obey him.

The works of God are not accomplished when we wish them, but whenever it pleases Him.

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

It will be easier for you to bring him around to where you want him more by gentleness and patience than by being too uncompromising.

But the blessed Bishop of Geneva taught his nuns another kind of prayer, which even the sick can make: to remain peacefully in the presence of God, manifesting our needs to Him with no other mental effort, like a poor person who uncovers his sores and by this means is more effective in inciting passers-by to do him some good than if he wore himself out trying to convince them of his need.

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