All the powers of soul and body,memory, understanding, and will, interior and exterior senses, thedesires of spirit and of sense, all workin and by love.

However high be your endeavors, unless you renounce and subjugate your own will - unless you forget yourself and all that pertains to yourself - not one step will you advance on the road to perfection.

In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.

Take God for your spouse and friend and walk with him continually, and you will not sin and will learn to love, and the things you must do will work out prosperously for you.

The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.

It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.

Do not let your "eye" be drawn by the false "beacon lamps" -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.