[P]resent misfortune presupposes good luck in the future.

Be acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not do without Him.

Peace is worth more than all worldly possessions; in addition, God rewards it even in this life.

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

Remember, Monsieur, that the downfall of most Communities comes from the cowardice of Superiors in not holding firm and in not purging them of the troublesome and incorrigible.

I hope that this man can be won over by your bearing charitably with him, advising him prudently, and praying for him. This is what I do for your family in general and for you in particular.

May God be pleased to make it known to you, and fill you increasingly with His Spirit, so that through you it may be poured into the souls you guide, and your own soul may be more greatly sanctified!