以温和及谦逊而非权威，更易得到他人的救赎；以让步而非斗争，更快达到目标。 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.

情况越危急，越需要信赖天主。 当人无能为力时，天主的爱就在手边。 The more desperate things seem, the more must we hope in God. When man’s aid fails, God’s love is close at hand.

情况越危急，越需要信赖天主。 当人无能为力时，天主的爱就在手边。 The more desperate things seem, the more must we hope in God. When man’s aid fails, God’s love is close at hand.

没有比爱天主更甜蜜， 促使你为爱衪容忍一切。 Nothing is sweeter than loving God — in such a way that you endure great things for His love.

风平浪静比狂风暴雨更恶劣， 毫无敌人比任何敌人更危险。 There is no storm worse than calm, and no foe more dangerous than to have no foes.

没有任何木柴可以比十字圣木更能燃烧天主的爱火。 There is no better wood for feeding the fire of God’s love than the wood of the Cross.

在茫莱撒以主为师学习一小时， 胜于世上所有老师所能传授的。 There is more to be learnt in one hour at Manresa with God for teacher than all the teachers in the world could impart.

由于对灵修事情冷淡怠惰，丧失神慰是理所当然的。 It is but just that we should be deprived of divine consolation, seeing how lukewarm we are in spiritual things.

原则上让世俗之子打开话匣，但保留结尾，希望点铁成金。 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，面对修道的败类，我分毫不会施予。 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， 都不如主耶稣临终时所尝的胆醋那么甜蜜。 All the honey of all the flowers in the world is not so sweet as the gall and vinegar of the Lord Jesus.