The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.

Wherever you go, you will always bear yourself about with you, and so you will always find yourself.

The Lord has many lovers of His crown but few lovers of His Cross.

The intention which is fixed on God as its only end will keep people steady in their purposes, and deliver them from being the joke and scorn of fortune.

Of what use is a long life, if we amend so little? Alas, a long life often adds to our sins rather than to our virtue!

If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?

If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.