抵抗邪恶，应手持感动至深的属灵武器， 绝不鸣金收兵，直至赖主引导，战胜邪恶为止。 Against that vice you should lay hold of those arms to which you feel most moved, and not sound the retreat until, by God’s guidance, you have conquered it.

修会会院良好状况的三个标记： 恪守圣俗界限、贞洁及静默。 There are three sure marks of the good state of a religious house: the observance of the enclosure, of purity, and of silence.

天主不是瞎眼的兑换商； 祂重视爱德工作，多于爱的言语。 God is no blind moneychanger; He values love’s works more than its words.

对人间事务粗心大意或许说得过去， 但无法容忍以疏忽的态度侍奉永生的天主。 A man may be justified in using less care about human concerns, but to serve the immortal God negligently is in no wise to be borne.

没有确实的祝福而继续活下去，并侍奉天主和寻求近人的救赎，比即时死亡，获得永生光荣的保证会更好。 It is better to go on living without the certainty of blessedness, and serve God and seek your neighbor’s salvation the while, than to die at once with the assurance of glory.

天主藉两种途经引领我们： 一、由于隐藏不露，不为人知，所以亲自教导； 二、允许他人指导我们。 God leads us by a twofold way: one, unknown because hidden, is taught by himself; the other he allows to be shown us by men.

判断选择时，不应考虑外貌的可信， 却要着眼目的。 In judging of what you are to choose, you should consider not the plausibility of appearances, but look forward to the end.

未经长上同意而做的应归咎于虚荣，而非功劳。 Whatever is done without the will and consent of the director is to be imputed to vainglory, not merit.

根基坚固及持久的小事， 优于不确定及欠稳妥的大事。 A little thing well grounded and lasting is better than a great thing that is uncertain and insecure.

提防世俗之子关注暂时的事物， 超越你对永生的寻求。 Take care lest the children of this world spend more care and attention on transitory things than you do on seeking those that are eternal.

理智的人在言行上管控情欲， 按理性而非冲动行事。 It is the part of a reasonable man not only to curb his passions to prevent them from coming to light either in word or deed, but also to rule them in such a way that everything is done by reason, nothing on impulse.

看到一心寻找天主的修道者面带愁容， 或追求一切天主以外一切者喜形于色， 真是个奇蹟。 To see a religious who seeks nothing but God sad, or one who seeks everything except God happy, is a great miracle.