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A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity. - [Silence] Better make penitents by gentleness than hypocrites by severity. - [Gentleness] If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness. - [Gentleness] It is better to remain silent than to speak the truth ill-humoredly, and spoil an excellent dish by covering it with bad sauce. - [Silence] We must never undervalue any person. The workman loves not that his work should be despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is His work. - [Appreciation] Do not be troubled by St. Bernard's saying that "Hell is full of good intentions and wills." - Letter to Madame de Chantal--Letter XII [Hell] A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick. - Letter upon Eloquence [Eloquence]
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