May God make you absolute master of yourself so that you have only one and the same will with God (I:491).

Let us be truly submissive to His good pleasure in the situation of the moment (I:484).

When in Rome, you must do as the Romans do and accept the local customs (I:475).

Judge whether the prickly thorns of our human nature do not produce fine roses; they blossom as soon as the sun of justice sheds the rays of its grace upon them (I:404).

The most important thing is to have good bread (I:378).

Try not to rush around, but do everything gently (I:375).

There will be two of you for the work, Our Lord and you, and with Him you can do all things (I:369).

You must make good use of your health at the present in order to preserve it and fortify it so as to be able to do something else in time (I:355).

We are fortunate enough to resemble Our Lord by going, like Him, now to one place, now to another, to assist the neighbor (I:353).

God is the Master and does all for the best. Let us leave the care of everything to Him (I:350).