There are certain persons who are like millstones turning without any wheat; they catch fire and burn down the mill (II:588).

Let us work at storing up good works which we can present to God on that great day (II:569).

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).