[O]pulence is always the result of theft, if not committed by the actual possessor, then by his predecessors.

True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.

If then you remain constant in faith in the face of trial, the Lord will give you peace and rest for a time in this world, and forever in the next.

Nothing is hard for lovers, no labor is difficult for those who wish it.

Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.

Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most.

Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.