若想事情圆满，必须人迁就事，而非事迁就人。 If you want to bring anything to a successful conclusion, you must accommodate yourself to the task, not the task to yourself.

若修会会士以破坏院规的方式来侍奉天主，有如杀鸡取卵。 Religious who try to serve God in ways detrimental to their Rule pull down the tree in order to pluck the fruit.

说话或做事之前，必须先问能否取悦天主，为自己有益，及能启发近人。 Never say or do anything until you have asked yourself whether it will be pleasing to God, good for yourself, and edifying to your neighbor.

若想知道天主对你的要求，必须先放下偏情及喜好。 If you want to know what God requires of you, you must first of all put aside all affection and preference for one thing rather than another.

勿跟受大罪煎熬的人在同一屋檐下过夜。 Dwell not for a single night under the same roof with a man whose soul you know to be burdened with grievous sin.

若把精力放于祈祷，而非控制喜好，此乃错误之举。 It is a mistake to spend on prayer the efforts that ought to be directed to getting the affections under control.

邪恶会栖身于宁静及祥和笼罩的家居，真的令人费解。 In houses over which a calm and undisturbed tranquility is always brooding, it will go hard but some evils will make their nest.

要有用于人，先从自己费苦心开始，燃点别人的火，应先在家中点燃。

因病放下工作，要以平静及忍耐，接受日后能追上进度而感满足， 以免积劳成疾。

若有人提出请求，给予反会做成伤害，即使拒绝，仍要小心挽留请求者的友谊。

在某些事情上，沉默胜过言语。真理为自身辩护时，毋需修辞技巧帮助。