I am a poor blind man unable to take a single step in the way of goodness unless You, O God, extend Your merciful hand to guide me (XII:394).

I am not a man but a poor worm crawling along the earth, not knowing where I am going, but seeking only to hide myself in you, O God (XII:394).

You should realize that someone appointed by God to serve others is not put out by the demands made on him (XII:392).

All those who love the poor in life will have nothing to fear from death (XII:391).

What is done out of charity is done for God (XII:391).

To conform ourselves in everything to the will of God, and to take all our pleasure in this is to lead a truly angelic life upon earth, and even to live the very life of Jesus Christ (XII:389).

Once God has begun to do good to a creature, He continues to do so to the end (XII:389).

One act of resignation and of acceptance of God's will is worth more than a hundred thousand temporal successes (XII:389).

When we have spent all we have for Our Lord and have nothing left, we will put the key under the door and leave (XII:388).

Have courage, trust in Our Lord, who will be our help in the work we have begun and in the undertaking to which He has called us (XII:388).