若想事情圓滿，必須人遷就事，而非事遷就人。 If you want to bring anything to a successful conclusion, you must accommodate yourself to the task, not the task to yourself.

若修會會士以破壞院規的方式來侍奉天主，有如殺雞取卵。 Religious who try to serve God in ways detrimental to their Rule pull down the tree in order to pluck the fruit.

說話或做事之前，必須先問能否取悅天主，為自己有益，及能啟發近人。 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.

若想知道天主對你的要求，必須先放下偏情及喜好。 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過夜。 Dwell not for a single night under the same roof with a man whose soul you know to be burdened with grievous sin.

若把精力放於祈禱，而非控制喜好，此乃錯誤之舉。 It is a mistake to spend on prayer the efforts that ought to be directed to getting the affections under control.

邪惡會棲身於寧靜及祥和籠罩的家居，真的令人費解。 In houses over which a calm and undisturbed tranquility is always brooding, it will go hard but some evils will make their nest.

要有用於人，先從自己費苦心開始，燃點別人的火，應先在家中點燃。

因病放下工作，要以平靜及忍耐，接受日後能追上進度而感滿足， 以免積勞成疾。

若有人提出請求，給予反會做成傷害，即使拒絕，仍要小心挽留請求者的友誼。

在某些事情上，沉默勝過言語。真理為自身辯護時，毋需修辭技巧幫助。