In the name of God, Monsieur, let us not be so little attached to God's service that we yield to a useless fear which may cause us to abandon the task He has given us.

... I am sure that you are the first to do what you teach them.

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 vine-stock bears fruit as long as it is attached to its stem; apart from that, no.

We should spend as much time in thanking God for his benefits as we do in asking him for them.

If you say that a good reputation serves to benefit the neighbor more, I admit that. However, since it should be based on a good life, it is, therefore, preserved by the practice of virtue and not by human intrigue.

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