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。

當萬事如意時，勿以為能持續地鴻運當頭，反應為此警戒怵惕。 When everything goes as you want it to, put no trust in the continuance of your good fortune, but fear all the more.

較天主美好的各種創造，監獄、腳鐐和恥辱等根本不算甚麼。 All the good things God has created, weighed against prison, fetters, and disgrace, should count for nothing at all.

要所有人走同一條路是危險的：把自己和別人比較更壞。 It is dangerous to make everybody go forward by the same road: and worse to measure others by oneself.