Roses are not gathered except in the midst of thorns and heroic acts of virtue are accomplished only in weakness (II:22).

Was it not necessary for Christ to be humbled and brought low before men in order to get Him to accept the gentle yoke of His dominion and guidance (II:7).

A priest should be more perfect than a religious as such, and a bishop even more so (II:5).

We must hold as an irrefutable maxim that the difficulties we have with our neighbor arise more from our immortified moods than from anything else (I:597).

We should prefer those who are most exacting to those who subscribe to our moods (I:597).

The works God himself is accomplishing are never spoiled by the inactivity of men and women (I:588).

God takes away the fear of death from those who have feared it during their life and who have practiced charity toward the poor (I:587).

We must act against what is painful and either break our heart or soften it to get it ready for anything (I:579).

No matter where we are or what we are doing, we will always be tempted and distressed; that is our cross. If we wish to follow Jesus Christ, we must carry it (I:562).

God is sovereignly glorified by our abandonment to His direction, without our discussing the reason for His Will, except to say that His Will is His reason and His reason is His Will (I:551).