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Experience has shown us that virtue puts down only shallow roots in those who are there for just a short time

[I]n the kingdom of charity, one prefers to suffer some inconvenience rather than inconvenience the neighbor.

The soul is a liar, it's lying to you. A little arrogance is good for the soul though.

Always be quite simple and sincere and ask God to grant me those two virtues.

God uproots the vine that He Himself has not planted.

And what are we doing if we are not doing God's Will?

Let us reflect that we shall always do God's Will and He will do ours when we carry out that of our Superiors.

Oh! how happy the man of means who uses his wealth and his life for the greater glory of God, from whom he has received them!

We must hold as an irrefutable maxim that the difficulties we have with our neighbor arise more from our immortified moods than from anything else.

Since I am a great sinner, I cannot reject those who have been, provided they have good will.

All of you desire to belong entirely to God, and God also wants all of you to belong to Him

In this way, through experience they will be formed adequately, will be encouraged, and will be capable of rendering service to God.

I have never come away from you without reflecting that the Spirit of God and His holy workings reside in you.

Omit nothing which can advance his work, and not blame others for the delay.

[A] sick mind cannot be cured by the sheer force of persuasion.

People are made in such a way that even the holiest ones are liable to offend one another.

When in Rome, you must do as the Romans do and accept the local customs, if they are not immoral.

Rarely is any good done without difficulty; the devil is too subtle and the world too corrupt not to attempt to nip such a good work in the bud

I am sure that you are the first to do what you teach them.

The works of God are not accomplished when we wish them, but whenever it pleases Him.

You say you experience great difficulty in the mission. Alas! Monsieur, there is no lot in life where there is nothing to be endured.

Do not be surprised by your trials, since the Son of God has chosen them for our salvation.

I have made to God the offering you made to me of your heart and have asked him to unite mine with yours in that of Our Lord.

God's affairs are accomplished gradually and almost imperceptibly and His spirit is neither violent nor tempestuous.

Put your trust in Him and following His example, always act humbly, graciously, and in good faith.

We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.

Charity is the cement which binds Communities to God and persons to one another ...

Our Lord and the saints accomplished more by suffering than by acting.

Peace is worth far more than anything they might take from you.

There are good, God-fearing persons who still fall into certain faults, and it is better to bear with them than to be hard on them.

Who will excuse us before God for the loss of such a great number of people, who could be saved by the slight assistance we could give them?

Furthermore, the apostolic life does not exclude contemplation but encompasses it and profits by it to know better the eternal truths it must proclaim

Be acted upon rather than active. In this way, God will do through you alone what all men put together could not do without Him.

Seek counsel of very pious, disinterested persons, and follow the call of O[ur] L[ord] and the advice of those persons.

Far from rejecting such a good man as you, He never even abandons a wicked man who hopes for His mercy.

If after so much effort and prayer, the matter is not successful, it will be a clear sign that God does not will it.

There is nothing good that does not meet with opposition, and it should not be valued any less because it encounters objections.

The wisest persons, surprised by some passion, often say things they later regret.

A great good is worth being long desired.

Practice humility and patience.

[E]ven if the whole world should rise up to destroy us, nothing will happen except that God, in whom we have put our hope, will allow.

Three can do more than ten when Our Lord puts His hand to things, and He always does so when He takes away the means of doing otherwise.

Never betray His principles for any reason whatsoever, and take great care not to spoil God's affairs by too much haste in them.

He also always blesses humble beginnings much more than those accompanied by a lot of show.

It will be easier for you to bring him around to where you want him more by gentleness and patience than by being too uncompromising.

That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.

Things arrange themselves with time. Only God can have everything to His liking; His servants should act as Our Lord did.

Remember, Monsieur, that Saint Augustine says that a person who does not obey the doctors is doing his best to kill himself.

With whose imperfections will you bear, and what insult are you capable of enduring, if a thoughtless word from your own Superior is unbearable?

[T]hose persons who console you today may humiliate you tomorrow.

[I]t is His good pleasure that we remain always in the holy joy of His love ...

Noise makes no good, good makes no noise.

Make an effort to serve good bread and good meat and not to sell the better wine so as to serve what is inferior ...

It is not light they need but strength, and strength permeates through the external balm of words and good example.

Is it not better to fail after asking advice than to risk acting on our own?

I cannot think of the results of your labors without shame at the little we do.

It is not easy to find perfect men in whom there is nothing to criticize.

Let us do our duty well; let us go straight to God; let us work to become very humble, very patient, very mortified, and very charitable.

Peace is worth more than all worldly possessions; in addition, God rewards it even in this life.

[E]xcess in the practice of virtue is no less imperfect than the lack of it.

Laws must never be made compatible with crimes, no more than lying should be in harmony with the truth.

[R]estlessness usually stems from pride and from being discontented with one's lot in life.

Let us allow God to act; He brings things to completion when we least expect it.

Fear not; calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon.

In the final analysis, virtue is not found in extremes, but in prudence ...

If God is the center of your life, no words are necessary. Your mere presence will touch hearts.

It is difficult to master one's feelings and be exact in everything in the midst of many affairs

A doctor who keeps a person from becoming ill deserves more merit than one who cures him.

If we want to find the manna hidden in our vocation, let us restrict and confine all our desires within it.

Just as stinginess is blameworthy so is the fault of facility in paying more for things than they are worth ...

If you must be in a hurry, then let it be according to the old adage, and hasten slowly.

[L]ove is inventive to infinity.

Naturally, everyone loves his freedom, but we must beware of this as of a broad road that leads to perdition.

Indeed, good is not good if one does not suffer in doing it.

Nature makes trees put down deep roots before having them bear fruit, and even this is done gradually.

You should not open your mouth except to express gratitude for benefits you have received, and never to mention your discontent.

Cast from your heart the bitterness ...

It will be most pleasing to O[ur] L[ord] if you husband your strength in order to serve Him better.

I would rather him to bear patiently with it than to put himself in danger of a greater evil.

We should spend as much time in thanking God for his benefits as we do in asking him for them.

Providence must call us and we must follow it, if we are to go forward confidently.

The angels would become incarnate if they could, so that they might come to earth to imitate the example and virtues of the Son of God!

Remember, Monsieur that roses are not gathered except in the midst of thorns and that heroic acts of virtue are accomplished only in weakness.

The vine-stock bears fruit as long as it is attached to its stem; apart from that, no.

Our Lord is pleased to deprive us of temporal goods; may it please His Divine Goodness to give us spiritual ones!

Remember the maxim of the Romans which states that by union and counsel we can achieve anything.

O Monsieur de Sergis, how important a matter is submission of spirit to a superior!

Let us be submissive to Providence, He will see to our affairs in His own time and in His own way

There is no act of charity that is not accompanied by justice or that permits us to do more than we reasonably can.

If there is any danger in the present weather, in the name of God, Monsieur, wait until spring

I have never made any distinction between those who have taken vows and those who have not; some should not be overburdened in order to spare others.

[N]or should you move so fast! The works of God do not proceed in that way; they come about of themselves, and those He does not create soon perish.

All comes at the proper time to him who knows how to wait.

If you think something should be done, take the trouble to write to me about it, and together we will decide the time and manner of doing it.

You can give me no greater consolation nor render greater service to your neighbor than to place yourself in a condition to serve him for a long time

Experience teaches that what is feasible at the beginning is sometimes harmful as things go on, or subject to troublesome inconveniences

A man who behaves poorly in a Community will not do well in a parish.

[P]resent misfortune presupposes good luck in the future.

God always gives a great blessing to humble beginnings than to those that start with the chiming of bells.

[L]et us work to rid ourselves of our attacks of over-zealousness especially when it offends against respect, esteem, and charity.