Set me free from evil passions, and heal my heart of all inordinate affections; that being inwardly cured and thoroughly cleansed, I may be made fit to love, courageous to suffer, steady to persevere.

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

Remember, your prerogative is to govern, and not to serve the things of this world.

Love is active and sincere, courageous, patient, faithful, prudent and manly.

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

Caution is crediting, and reserve in speaking, and in revealing one's self to but very few, are the best securities both of a good understanding with the world, and of the inward peace of our own minds.

Carry the cross patiently, and with perfect submission; and in the end it shall carry you.