Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.
Ridicule is often employed with more power and success than severity.
Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never turn pale with guilt.
You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.
It is hard! But what can not be removed, becomes lighter through patience.
Those who seek for much are left in want of much. Happy is he to whom God has given, with sparing hand, as much as is enough.