Whether, therefore, we receive what we ask for, or do not receive it, let us still continue steadfast in prayer. For to fail in obtaining the desires of our heart, when God so wills it, is not worse than to receive it; for we know not as He does, what is profitable to us.

One who strictly prosecutes the misdemeanors of others will find not condescension towards his own.

Good men do not always have grace and favor, lest they should be puffed up, and grow insolent and proud.

Let us pass to the despotic part of the soul, spirit. We must not eliminate it utterly from the youth nor yet allow him to use it all the time. Let us train boys from earliest childhood to be patient when they suffer wrongs themselves, but, if they see another being wronged, to sally forth courageously and aid the sufferer in fitting measure.

Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again; for forgiveness has risen from the grave.

God helps those who work, not those who are idle. No one helps an inactive person, but one who joins in the labor. The good God himself will bring...work to perfection.

As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.