There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.

Christ willed to suffer and be despised and do you dare complain of the same? Christ had adversaries and backbiters; and do you wish to have all men your friends and benefactors? When shall your patience attain her crown if no adversity befalls you? If you are willing to suffer naught that is against you, how will you be the friend of Christ?

To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.

Blessed are the simple, for they shall have much peace.

Love is watchful. Sleeping, it does not slumber. Wearied, it is not tired. Pressed, it is not straitened. Alarmed, it is not confused, but like a living flame, a burning torch, it forces its way upward and passes unharmed through every obstacle.

Scruples, temptations, and fears, and cutting perplexities of the heart, are often the lot of the most excellent persons.

O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.