We are more sensitive to pain than to pleasure, to the prick of a rose than to its fragrance (IV:55).

Spiritual men rise above covetousness and master it to the point of depriving themselves voluntarily of their own satisfactions, but only with difficulty do they succeed in truly loving the hurt that comes to them from others. (IV:55).

Our principal aim is the instruction of the country people, and the service we render to the ecclesiastical state is merely accessory to that (IV:48).

Give yourself to God and declare to Him that you desire to serve Him in the way most pleasing to Him (IV:37).

In order to raise a soul to the highest perfection God allows it to pass through dryness, brambles, and combats (IV:37).

You have already overcome the greatest difficulties, so you must take courage and hope that God will grant you the grace of overcoming the lesser ones (IV:21).

Perseverance is needed on the narrow path on which we have entered (IV:21).

Nature grows weary of austerity (IV:21).

We have to borrow money to feed ourselves and for the relief of the poor (IV:19).

We belong to God and His Providence, ready to comply with His orders as soon as they are made known. Would to Our Lord that they were already known (IV:16).