And St. Francis said: 'My dear son, be patient, because the weaknesses of the body are given to us in this world by God for the salvation of the soul. So they are of great merit when they are borne patiently.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

For it is in giving that we receive.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.