We are sent not only to love God but to make God loved. It is not enough to love God if our neighbor does not love God (XII:215).

I must be afire with love for those with whom I live and with edifying others by the exercise of love (XII:215).

Enlightenment from on high is needed to raise us up in order to show us the height and depth, the breadth and the excellence of God's love (XII:213).

We should believe that our peace and glory lie in virtue, and our virtue is a resemblance to Jesus Christ (XII:208).

Openness to God's will is the source of all virtues and the death of all vices (XII:188).

Openness to God's will is the height of holiness (XII:188).

Openness to God's will must necessarily be akin to the nature of perfect love (XII:188).

Despite our knowledge of the beauty and the holiness of humility, we still allow ourselves to get carried away by the violence of pride (XII:165).

We need a certain charm and a pleasant countenance so as not to scare anyone away (XII:157).

Gentleness causes us to master our passions (XII:155).