Practice the divine virtue of patience and submission to His good pleasure. It is the touchstone by which He tries you and by it He leads you to His own pure love (III:120).

Trials bear the special mark of God's goodness (III:120).

Things arrange themselves with time. Only God can have everything to His liking (III:115).

What a strange demon is vanity of the mind! (III:108).

Virtue is not found in extremes, but in prudence (III:102).

It is not so important for us to live a long time as to continue in the vocation to which God has called us and to abide by what we have promised God (III:97).

We should relinquish to others the good works they offer to do, in the belief, with good reason, that they will do them better than we (III:79).

Our Lord's work is accomplished not so much by the multitude of workers as by the fidelity of the small number whom He calls (III:67).

How many demons the prince of demons has assigned to tempt you (III:50).

Ask God to sanctify your dear soul more and more so that, always and in all things, you may act in a holy manner (III:46).