Charity is a naked child, giving honey to a bee without wings.

Wouldst thou know the lawfulness of the action which thou desirest to undertake, let thy devotion recommend it to Divine blessing: if it be lawful, thou shalt perceive thy heart encouraged by thy prayer; if unlawful, thou shalt find thy prayer discouraged by thy heart. That action is not warrantable which either blushes to beg a blessing, or, having succeeded, dares not present a thanksgiving.

Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune.

If virtue accompany it, it is the heart's paradise; if vice associate it, it is the soul's purgatory.

If thou neglectest thy love to thy neighbor, in vain thou professest thy love to God; for by thy love to God, the love to thy neighbor is begotten, and by the love to thy neighbor thy love to God is nourished.

Make thy recreation servant to thy business, lest thou become a slave to thy recreation.

Let all thy joys be as the month of May,And all thy days be as a marriage day.