If you must be in a hurry, then let it be according to the old adage, and hasten slowly.

The kingdom of God is peace in the Holy Spirit; He will reign in you if your heart is at peace. So, be at peace, Mademoiselle, and you will honor in a sovereign way the God of peace and love.

. . . Practice teaching catechism and preaching. Missionaries must apply themselves to these tasks and although they do not accomplish them as successfully as others do, according to the opinion of men, it must be enough for them that they are doing the Will of God and perhaps producing more real fruit.

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

Remember, Monsieur that roses are not gathered except in the midst of thorns and that heroic acts of virtue are accomplished only in weakness.

Laws must never be made compatible with crimes, no more than lying should be in harmony with the truth.

Far from rejecting such a good man as you, He never even abandons a wicked man who hopes for His mercy.