Always be thou prepared, and so live that death may never find thee unprepared.

You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible even for an angel of Heaven, nor for the first man in the Garden?

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!

Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible.

It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life.

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

We should have much more peace if we would not busy ourselves with the sayings and doings of others.