It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to you, and to turn your heart to God and not to be troubled with the judgment of others.

No man is without his load of trouble.

Judge yourself and beware of passing judgement on others. In judging others we expend our energy to no purpose; we are often mistaken and easily sin. But if we judge ourselves our labour is always to our profit.

Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.

Always be thou prepared, and so live that death may never find thee unprepared.

How sweet it is to love, and to be dissolved, and as it were to bathe myself in thy love.

It is better to feel repentance, than to be able to define it.