在以常理作更佳抉擇時，你選擇現時向世俗說：「這為人有何益處？」，抑或在為時已晚才喊叫：「這樣到底有何獲益呢？」

如果無知者或惡人誹謗你， 要祈求天主讓他們的流言蜚語永不成為事實。

無論因職位、權力或職務要改革世界，必須從自己開始。 If a man wants to reform the world, either by reason of the authority of his position or the duty of his office, he must begin with himself.

捨棄私意，優於獲賜復活死人的恩典。 Better the forsaking of one’s own will than the gift of raising the dead.

健康的團體必須自保，及時鏟除腐敗份子，杜絕後患。 A healthy community must preserve itself and look to its welfare by cutting off its corrupt members in good time, before their rottenness reaches to the parts that are sound.