Good is not good if one does not suffer in doing it (V:15).

We should be satisfied with striving to omit nothing which can advance God's work and not blame others for the delay (V:7).

I ask God to be Himself the bond of your souls; for in this case nothing will be able to disturb you, Your work will be lighter, your conversations holier, and you and your spiritual exercises more pleasing to God. In a word, your Little Company will be like a little...

It is no surprise that among the Sisters there are some who become discouraged in the thick of temptation (V:5).

The inspirations of God are gentle and peaceful, inclining us lovingly toward the good He desires of us (IV:569).

Persons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles (IV:558).

It is better to go beyond the limits of charity than to fail in it (IV:513).

Spare nothing to save the life of the souls and bodies of those poor people (IV:511).

Those who serve the neighbor at the risk of their lives are like unrefined gold, which becomes visible in fire and which would otherwise remain hidden under ordinary actions and sometimes under faults and failings (IV:493).

Let us never do anything that does not give glory to God, to that end, let us trample underfoot human respect and self-interest (IV:480).