No one is so good that he is immune from temptation. We will never be entirely free from it. . . . There is no order so holy, no place so secret where there will be no temptation.

Always be ready; always live in such a way that death can never find you unprepared.

To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.

Old custom is hard to break and scarce any man will be led otherwise than seemeth good unto himself.

Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be said to be better than you are in God's sight.

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

For things that worth little or nothing we care a lot; and we oversight what is necessary; because every man goes towards the exterior; and if he doesn't regain consciousness quickly, with pleasure remain involved in it.