Memory of our good works makes us negligent and leads to arrogance. Do not think of your good deeds, so that God may remember them.

God asks little, but He gives much.

An insult is either sustained or destroyed, not by the disposition of those who insult, but by the disposition of those who bear it.

If repentance is neglected for an instant, one can lose the power of the Resurrection as he lives with the weakness of tepidity and the potential of his fall.

It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity. . .Wilt thou become a Saint? Be severe to thyself but kind to others.

Laughter does not seem to be a sin, but it leads to sin.

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.