Provided God's work is done, it does not matter who does it (VIII:215).

Virtue is so beautiful and amiable that they will be compelled to love it in you, if you practice it well (VIII:209).

Give yourselves to God, do not be burdensome, treat every individual with gentleness and respect, always using kind words and requests (VIII:202).

All things are passing, death draws near, and good works are the only things that last (VIII:193).

Live always in God and take care of yourself for His service (VIII:191).

I pray that God Himself will be the strength of the weak and the virtue of the strong and the prayer of those who are unable to pray (VIII:186).

The more we seek, like Our Lord, the Kingdom of God His Father and to establish it in ourselves and in others, the more will the necessities of life be given us (VIII:175).

The more we are like Our Lord, stripped of everything, the more we will share in His Spirit (VIII:175).

Do not be afraid of announcing Christian truths to the people with the simplicity of the Gospel (VIII:173).

One thing to which you should pay close attention is to destroy that evil spirit of drinking, which is a source of disorder among the clergy. To do so, you must strive to make them interior, prayerful persons, who will prefer to converse with God rather than to seek...