Some people always think well of their neighbor, as much as true charity allows them to do. They can’t see virtue without praising it, or a virtuous person without loving them (XII:383).

Those who walk surely are those who do not stray from the path which most of the wise have used (XII:383).

How can a Company inflame hearts with true charity, if the Company itself does not have it? (XII:216).

Our vocation is to go, not just to one parish, not just to one diocese, but all over the world (XII:215).

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 in 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).