The wellbeing of the head resounds throughout the whole body, and as are the Superiors, so, in turn, will their subjects be.

To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.

Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved, the lowest by the highest and the highest in their turn unto the Supreme Mover of all.

We should love the body insofar as it is obedient and helpful to the soul, since the soul, with the body's help and service, is better disposed for the service and praise of our Creator and Lord.

What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do.

Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord's sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.