A consciousness of wrongdoing is the first step to salvation...you have to catch yourself doing it before you can correct it.
Real improvement is of slow growth only.
Self-denial is the best riches.
The best cure for anger is delay.
Levity of behavior is the bane of all that is good and virtuous.
When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.