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).

We must give our attention mainly to the poor villages, because as far as the towns are concerned, it will never be any different. We are deluding ourselves by dallying in them (I:347).

Grace is necessary to begin and we need more to persevere to the end (I:346).

We are lost in admiration at seeing how Providence thinks of your concerns and provides for all that you need (I:346).

Our days are numbered and we cannot add a moment of life to the last one God has determined for us (I:346).

He who from all eternity has chosen you to assist the poor will preserve you as the apple of His eye (I:346).

As for servants, you must pay them great honor and treat them kindly, cordially, and most respectfully (I:344).