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).

The blood of the martyrs will not be forgotten by God and sooner or later will bring about a new generation of Catholics (XII:385).

The life of a missioner should be the life of a Carthusian at home and an apostle in the rural areas (XII:384).

Some people always think well of their neighbor, as much as true charity allows them to do. They can’t see virtue without praising it, or a virtuous person without loving them (XII:383).

Those who walk surely are those who do not stray from the path which most of the wise have used (XII:383).

How can a Company inflame hearts with true charity, if the Company itself does not have it? (XII:216)