你當視一個人的得救， 重於世間所有的財富。 Let one man’s salvation be more to you than all the riches in the world.

以溫和及謙遜而非權威，更易得到他人的救贖；以讓步而非鬥爭，更快達到目標。 You will be helped more in procuring another man’s salvation by meekness and humility than by authority; and you will gain your end sooner by yielding than by fighting.

情況越危急，越需要信賴天主。 當人無能為力時，天主的愛就在手邊。 The more desperate things seem, the more must we hope in God. When man’s aid fails, God’s love is close at hand.

情況越危急，越需要信賴天主。 當人無能為力時，天主的愛就在手邊。 The more desperate things seem, the more must we hope in God. When man’s aid fails, God’s love is close at hand.

沒有比愛天主更甜蜜， 促使你為愛衪容忍一切。 Nothing is sweeter than loving God — in such a way that you endure great things for His love.

風平浪靜比狂風暴雨更惡劣， 毫無敵人比任何敵人更危險。 There is no storm worse than calm, and no foe more dangerous than to have no foes.

沒有任何木柴可以比十字聖木更能燃燒天主的愛火。 There is no better wood for feeding the fire of God’s love than the wood of the Cross.

在茫萊撒以主為師學習一小時， 勝於世上所有老師所能傳授的。 There is more to be learnt in one hour at Manresa with God for teacher than all the teachers in the world could impart.

由於對靈修事情冷淡怠惰，喪失神慰是理所當然的。 It is but just that we should be deprived of divine consolation, seeing how lukewarm we are in spiritual things.

原則上讓世俗之子打開話匣，但保留結尾，希望點鐵成金。 Let it be your principle to allow others who they are worldly-wise to begin the conversation, but keep the end for yourself, so that whatever be the metal of the speech, you may have a chance of transmuting it into gold.

即使富甲天下，面對修道的敗類，我分毫不會施予。 Even if I had all the money in the world, I would not give a penny to the man who by his own fault has become unworthy of the religious state.

天下所有的花蜜， 都不如主耶穌臨終時所嚐的膽醋那麼甜蜜。 All the honey of all the flowers in the world is not so sweet as the gall and vinegar of the Lord Jesus.