克制心灵比肉体的苦行更难。 To subdue the spirit is harder than to afflict the flesh.

以他人显注的热枕及伟大的精神， 作为自己效法的榜样。 Let everyone set before himself for his imitation those whom he sees to be noteworthy for zeal and greatness of spirit.

你服从长上，不是由于他具备睿智、良善或任何恩赐，只因为你而言，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.

玛利亚因人的罪过冒犯爱子而忧伤，比他被钉的哀伤更深。 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 利玛窦学校

灵魂越能遗世独处，越能成长以致寻获其创造主。 The more detached and solitary a soul becomes, the better fitted it grows to seek and find its Creator.

修会团体的整体生活，旨在维护其创始时的热诚。 Almost the whole life of religious bodies lies in the maintenance of their first fervor.

经验指出，在服侍主的事务上能享受心境宁静平安的，不是懒洋洋和无精打采的人， 而是热心及积极的人。 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.

当魔鬼遇到良心过份细致的人，设法使其更加细致，好能扰乱他，使他崩溃，最终放弃灵修上的进步。 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.

经验显示惯常的对立之后，最大的成果便随之而来。 Experience shows that the most frequent contradictions are followed by the greatest fruit.

在世间避免心灵创伤和苦恼的方法，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.