Purity of soul cannot be lost without consent.

Temperance is a disposition that restrains our desires for things which it is base to desire.

The reward of patience Is patience.

Keep on adding, keep on walking, keep on progressing: do not delay on the road, do not go back, do not deviate.

For what is time? ... Who can even in thought comprehend it, so as to utter a word about it? ... If no one asks me, I know: If I wish to explain it to one that asketh, I know not.

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

God will cleanse your sins if you yourself are dissatisfied with yourself and will keep on changing until you are perfect.