The friend of silence comes close to God. In secret he converses with him and receives his light.
Someone who is elated with wine speaks the truth on all subjects, even without meaning to. In the same way, anyone who is inebriated with the spirit of penitence will never be able to tell lies.
Repentance lifts a man up. Mourning knocks at heaven's gate. Holy humility opens it.
A proud monk needs no demon. He has turned into one, an enemy to himself.
Humility is constant forgetfulness of one's achievements.
The man who pets a lion may tame it, but the man who coddles the body makes it ravenous.