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

Dispose thyself to patience rather than to comfort, and to the bearing of the cross rather than to gladness.

For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.

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

At the least bear patiently, if thou canst not joyfully.

If thou canst not make thyself such an one as thou wouldst, how canst thou expect to have another in all things to thy liking?

He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.