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.

He who seeks forgiveness of his sins loves humility, but if he condemns another he seals his own wickedness.

If someone puts his trust in God in a matter, let him not argue with his brother about it.

A man who is enticed by sinful thoughts is blinded by them, and he sees the action of sin in himself, but he can not see the cause of this action.

Conquer temptations by the patience and prayer. If you oppose them without these, you will fall all the more severely.

Whoever has a spiritual gift and compassionate toward one who does not have it guards his gift through his compassion. But whoever is proud of his gift loses it through self-opinion.

God tested Abraham. That is, he sent him afflictions for his benefit, not so that he could find out what sort of man he was, for God knows everything, but so that He give him the means to perfect his faith.