If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?

Do not be influenced by the importance of the writer, and whether his learning be great or small, but let the love of pure truth draw you to read. Do not inquire, Who said this? but pay attention to what is said.

Anyone who is not totally dead to himself will soon find that he is tempted and overcome by piddling and frivolous things. Whoever is weak in spirit, given to the flesh and inclined to sensual things can, but only with great difficulty, drag himself away from his earthly desires. Therefore he is often gloomy and sad when he is trying to pull himself away from them, and easily gives way to anger should someone attempt to oppose him.

How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.

He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well who does it rather for the common good than for his own will.

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?

Thou shalt rest sweetly if thy heart condemn thee not.