Patience is the companion of wisdom.

Love and do as you will.

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending.

He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms that it is far off, nor is it he who says it is near, but rather he who, whether it be far off or near, awaits it with sincere faith, steadfast hope, and fervent love.

Why is it that man desires to be made sad, beholding doleful and tragical things, which yet himself would by no means suffer?

Singing is a lover's thing.

For, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: 'And the angel that spoke in me, said to me...' He does not say, 'Spoke to me' but 'Spoke in me'.