Charity is the cement that binds communities to God and persons to one another (II:413).

We can find no more effective means of letting people see the beauty and holiness of the Catholic religion than by hospitality shown to the sick (II:407).

When I said that you must be unwavering as to the end and gentle as to the means, I am describing to you the soul of good leadership (II:403).

Do not be constrained by the majority opinion. Choose the one that seems best to you, or your own, provided you give an account of this (II:403).

All that contributes to the ruin of charity comes from the evil spirit (II:401).

How happy are those who give themselves to God without reserve to do the works Jesus Christ did and to practice the virtues He practiced (II:389).

The poor common people are starving for the Word of God and are being allowed to die of hunger (II:369).

The misery of the war is really cooling the enthusiasm of those who could make a contribution (II:358).

Our Lord humbles in order to raise up and allows the suffering of interior and exterior afflictions in order to bring about peace (II:350).

One must be firm and unchanging with regard to the end but gentle and humble as to the means (II:332).