We must act moderately and tranquilly and always preserve peace of mind and heart (XI:361).

We should all be so disposed and have this desire to suffer for God and our neighbor and to wear ourselves out for that purpose (XI:357).

No one is exempt from imperfections, for God permits all that to humble us and to make us practice acts of virtue (XI:354).

God asks for our good will, a firm, genuine disposition to seize every opportunity of serving Him (XI:357).

The Little Company strives to serve persons who are poor, the well-beloved of God (XI:349).

Let us acknowledge before God that the poor are our lords and masters and that we are unworthy of rendering them our little services (XI:349).

The ways of God are incomprehensible and hidden from the eyes of humans, who can’t understand them (XI:337).

O how fortunate we are to be in a Company that professes to run to the relief of the neighbor (XI:331).

The depravity of the ecclesiastical state is the principal cause of the ruin of God’s Church (XI:279).

God does nothing without some good purpose (XI:276).