Both above and below, without and within, which way so ever thou dost turn thee, everywhere thou shalt find the Cross; and everywhere of necessity thou must hold fast patience, if thou wilt have inward peace, and enjoy an everlasting crown.

We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others: but how much others suffer from us, of this we take no heed.

The more the flesh is wasted by affliction, so much more is the Spirit strengthened by inward grace.

The enemy is more easily overcome if he be not suffered to enter the door of our hearts, but be resisted without the gate at his first knock.

For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.

Our own opinion of ourselves should be lower than that formed by others, for we have a better chance at our imperfections.

If you desire to know or learn anything to your advantage, then take delight in being unknown and unregarded. A true understanding and humble estimate of oneself is the highest and most valuable of all lessons.