Love Him, and keep Him for thy Friend, who, when all go away, will not forsake thee, nor suffer thee to perish at the last.
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?
Of two evils we must always choose the least.
The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.
If thou may not continually gather thyself together, do it sometime at least once a day, morning or evening.