It is better to pray with good will for our neighbor, rather than to denounce him for every sin.

Do not desire to hear about the misfortunes of those who oppose you. For those who listen to such speech later reap the fruits of their evil intention.

Every sin that is left without repentance is a sin unto death, for which if even a saint shall pray, he shall not be heard.

Do not try to decide a difficult matter by means of disputing, but that which is enjoined by the spiritual law, namely patience, prayer, and thoughtful hope.

As water and fire oppose one another when combined, so are self-justification and humility opposed to one another.

If someone falls into any sin and is not sincerely grieved about it, it is easy for him to fall into the same thing again.

Whoever does not fight the one who despises him, neither in word not in thought, has received true knowledge and demonstrates a firm trust in God.