They go from town to town, passing from village to village, preaching sermons and exhortation to the people (I:41).

The people of the countryside, oppressed by ignorance and poverty, are deprived of this same assistance so abundant in the cities (I:40).

Be faithful to your faithful lover who is Our Lord. Also be very simple and humble (I:28).

We should spend as much time thanking God for His favors as we did in asking Him for them (XII:399).

When human prudence fails, the light of divine wisdom begins to dawn (XII:399).

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).

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).