It is good pleasure that we adapt ourselves to people's moods, to places and to times (I:228).

Let us draw our strength from our weakness which serves as a reason for Our Lord to become Himself our strength (I:226).

All the Orders in the Church have the same end, which is charity (I:222).

I praise God for He is so good as to raise up in this century so many good and holy souls for the assistance of the poor common people (I:222).

May Our Lord be in our hearts and our hearts in His (I:213).

It is well to take notice of the more ardent affections that agitate your heart so that you can do your best to regulate them by the standard of the holy and ever-adorable Will of God (I:212).

Honor God's holy Providence in your conduct by not hurrying or bustling about (I:211).

How fortunate we are to honor the poor family of Our Lord by the poverty and lowliness of our own (I:206).

God does not consider the outcome of the good work undertaken but the charity that accompanied it (I:205).

Let us strive to rid ourselves of this miserable sensuality which makes us prisoners of its whims (I:179).