Do not think about or do anything without a spiritual purpose, whereby it is done for God. For If you travel without purpose, you shall labor in vain.

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

The devil makes small sins seem smaller in our eyes, for otherwise he can't lead us to greater evil.

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.

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.

Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.

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