Always be quite simple and sincere and ask God to grant me those two virtues.

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

We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the spirit of God.

...a great good is worth being long desired.

There is nothing good that does not meet with opposition, and it should not be valued any less because it encounters objections.

Let us do our duty well; let us go straight to God; let us work to become very humble, very patient, very mortified, and very charitable.

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