God loves us more than a father, mother, friend, or any else could love, and even more than we are able to love ourselves.

Fasting is a medicine.

We must not mind insulting men, if by respecting them we offend God.

What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with His own lips?

The slave should be resigned to his lot, in obeying his master he is obeying God.

There are many poor men and poor women: set apart some one constantly to remain there: let the poor man be though but as a guard to thy house: let him be to thee wall and fence, shield and spear. Where alms are, the devil dares not approach, nor any other evil thing.

No one can harm the man who does himself no wrong.