I would rather him to bear patiently with it than to put himself in danger of a greater evil.

Naturally, everyone loves his freedom, but we must beware of this as of a broad road that leads to perdition.

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!

. . . [I]n the kingdom of charity, one prefers to suffer some inconvenience rather than inconvenience the neighbor.

We must be full reservoirs in order to let our water spill out without becoming empty, and we must possess the spirit with which we want them to be animated, for no one can give what he does not have.

The wisest persons, surprised by some passion, often say things they later regret.

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.