It is better to be affected with a true penitent sorrow for sin than to be able to resolve the most difficult cases about it.

All His glory and beauty come from within, and there He delights to dwell, His visits there are frequent, His conversation sweet, His comforts refreshing; and His peace passing all understanding.

He who knows himself well is mean and abject in his own sight, and takes no delight in the vain praise of men.

Do not read to satisfy curiosity or to pass the time, but study such things as move your heart to devotion.

Study to do another's will rather than thine own. Choose ever to have less rather than more. Seek ever the lower place and to be subject to all; ever wish and pray that the will of God may be perfectly done in thee and in all. Behold such a man enters the bounds of peace and calm.

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.

Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.