Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.

Renounce all things, and thou shalt find all things; give up thy lust, and thou shalt find rest.

The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.

Love alone makes heavy burdens light and bears in equal balance things pleasing and displeasing. Love bears a heavy burden and does not feel it, and love makes bitter things tasteful and sweet.

Oh, how quickly the world's glory passes away.

Wherever you go, you will always bear yourself about with you, and so you will always find yourself.

A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves: This day let me make a sound beginning, for what we have hitherto done is naught!