Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men.

Bodily exercises are to be done discreetly; not to be taken evenly and alike by all men.

Ah, Lord God, thou holy lover of my soul, when thou comest into my heart, all that is within me shall rejoice.

Love is swift, sincere, pious, joyful, generous, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, courageous, and never seeking its own; for wheresoever a person seeketh his own, there he falleth from love.

Jesus has many lovers of His kingdom of heaven, but he has few bearers of His Cross. Many desire His consolation, but few desire His tribulation. He finds many comrades in eating and drinking, but He finds few hands who will be with Him in His abstinence and fastingBut those who love Jesus purely for Himself, and not for their own profit or convenience, bless Him as heartily in temptation and tribulation and in all other adversities as they do in time of consolation. And if He never sent them consolation, they would still bless and praise Him.

A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.

A man that is well ordered in his soul needeth little the unkind demeanor of worldly people nor yet their proud behavior.