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

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

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

[A] sick mind cannot be cured by the sheer force of persuasion.

That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.

In God's name, Monsieur, let us remain indifferent; let us strive to be equally attached to whatever obedience marks out for us, be it agreeable or disagreeable. By the grace of God, we belong to Him; what else should we desire except to please Him?

. . . [A]s a rule, the most learned persons do not produce the greatest results. We see that only too often.