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).

Humility … may this be our password (I:169).

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

Honor the prudence, foresight, meekness, and the exactitude of Our Lord (I:178).

Let us try to act rightly that we shall have reason to trust in the infinite goodness of the Auditor of our Life, our Sovereign Judge (I:172).

The countryside is so vast! There are people by the thousands filling up hell. All the ecclesiastics, with all the religious, would not suffice to remedy this misfortune (I:166).