We should hope that God will be more honored by our submission to His providence in awaiting His orders than if we ventured to anticipate them (V:165).

Continue to offer God your work and to raise your heart to Him, asking Him to bless you and telling Him that you want to be faithful to Him always (V:160).

There is always great good for those who humble themselves (V:143).

Young people have more aptitude for foreign languages than the older men who find them very difficult to learn (V:128).

Experience has taught us that those who do not conduct themselves well in community do no better as pastors (V:125).

We must conform ourselves to the will of God and adore the wisdom of God's ways (V:117).

An honorable man would never abandon his friend in time of need (V:117).

This life is full of annoyances and troubles both of mind and of body; it is a state of continual agitation, which snatches peace of mind from those who think they possess it and eludes those who seek it (V:111).

I ask God that we may apply ourselves constantly to divine matters and the salvation of our neighbor (V:81).

My only desire is that God may give us the spirit of profound gratitude for so many benefits bestowed on us (V:81).