FROM THE WRITINGS OF ST JOSEPH BENEDICT LABRE

1. By the grace of God we can do everything. We can remain unhurt in the midst of the fire, like the three holy youths in the furnace of Babylon.
2. Everything may be done by the help of God, provided we have a sincere goodwill.
3. To communicate through obedience is better and more pleasing to God, than to abstain from it through humility.
4. It is never allowable to use or keep anything when we know it has been stolen.
5. It is never lawful to tell a lie; we ought always to speak the truth, whatever it may cost us.