克制心靈比肉體的苦行更難。 To subdue the spirit is harder than to afflict the flesh.

以他人顯注的熱枕及偉大的精神， 作為自己效法的榜樣。 Let everyone set before himself for his imitation those whom he sees to be noteworthy for zeal and greatness of spirit.

你服從長上，不是由於他具備睿智、良善或任何恩賜，只因為你而言，他代表天主。 You owe obedience to your superior not account of his prudence or goodness or any other gifts of God he may possess, but solely because he stands in God’s place in regard to you.

瑪利亞因人的罪過冒犯愛子而憂傷，比他被釘的哀傷更深。 Mary grieves more at her Son’s being offended by men’s sins than she did for his crucifixion. Adapted from Thoughts of St. Ignatius Loyola for Every Day of the Year Art by Colegio Mateus Ricci 利瑪竇學校

靈魂越能遺世獨處，越能成長以致尋獲其創造主。 The more detached and solitary a soul becomes, the better fitted it grows to seek and find its Creator.

修會團體的整體生活，旨在維護其創始時的熱誠。 Almost the whole life of religious bodies lies in the maintenance of their first fervor.

經驗指出，在服侍主的事務上能享受心境寧靜平安的，不是懶洋洋和無精打采的人， 而是熱心及積極的人。 Use and experience teach that it is not the lazy and listless, but the ardent and eager, who enjoy calm and peace of mind in God’s service.

當魔鬼遇到良心過份細緻的人，設法使其更加細緻，好能擾亂他，使他崩潰，最終放棄靈修上的進步。 When the devil meets with a too delicate conscience, he tries to make it more delicate, and to reduce it to extreme distress, so that it may be so wretchedly disturbed as at last to fall out of the race for spiritual improvement.

經驗顯示慣常的對立之後，最大的成果便隨之而來。 Experience shows that the most frequent contradictions are followed by the greatest fruit.

在世間避免心靈創傷和苦惱的方法，就是努力完全翕合主旨。 The way to avoid distress and affliction of mind in this world is to strive to conform our will wholly to God’s.