Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being little. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. Modest humility is beauty's crown.

If But for the Mercy of my Lord, that my paradise becomes a woman's hell.

Grace alone brings about every good work in us.

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being little. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. Modest humility is beauty's crown.

Don't let your life give evidence against your tongue. Sing with your voices... sing also with your conduct.

God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.

I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.