Oh! What a great evil war is (II:545).

He who is hasty falls back in the interests of God (II:521).

Wisdom consists in following Providence step by step (II:521).

The things of God come about by themselves (II:521).

What usually deceives us is the appearance of good according to human reason, which never or rarely attains the divine (II:520).

Do not let yourself get carried away by the impetuosity of your impulsive ideas (II:520).

Let us abandon ourselves to the direction of God's loving Providence, and we shall be safe from all sorts of inconveniences that our haste may draw down on us (II:517).

Let us keep ourselves always dependent on God's Providence since it pleases Him and He sees what is best for us (II:517).

Be most cordial with everyone and spare nothing for the assistance of the sick members of the Company (II:499).

Let us abandon ourselves to the Providence of God and be on our guard against anticipating it (II:499).