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Prudence is a necessary quality for those who are responsible for the work of God. If he is learned, let him teach us; if he is holy, let him pray for us; if he is prudent, then let him govern us.

Therefore, we take no account of age, experience or character: we obey with joy, promptly and respectfully.

The Missionary, the spiritual man, the zealous man, must be a man of the Rule for himself in particular, for the community and for the Mission.

The prime responsibility of a Community Superior is the spiritual one. Consequently, he must cultivate all his subordinates by example, speech and correspondence in the spiritual life.

From the moment our institutions in Africa took on a greater development, I had to found in Paris and Rome procures to deal with the many different matters [this entailed].