If thou desire to be held wise, be so wise as to hold thy tongue.
It is the lot of man but once to die.
Afflictions clarify the soul.
Knowledge descries; wisdom applies.
Thy pride is but the prologue of thy shame; where vain-glory commands, there folly counsels; where pride rides, there shame lackeys.
If God send thee a cross, take it up willingly and follow him. Use it wisely, lest it be unprofitable. Bear it patiently, lest it be intolerable. If it be light, slight it not. If it be heavy, murmur not. After the cross is the crown.