The Lord has many lovers of His crown but few lovers of His Cross.

Of two evils, the lesser must always be chosen De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum

No one is so good that he is immune from temptation. We will never be entirely free from it. . . . There is no order so holy, no place so secret where there will be no temptation.

Be Yourself -The man who is neither bent upon pleasing his fellows nor afraid of offending them will enjoy great peace.

Thou shalt rest sweetly if thy heart condemn thee not.

Oh how swiftly the glory of the world passes away! If only the lives of these men had been as admirable as their learning, their study and reading would have been to good purpose! But how many in this world care little for the service of God, and perish in their vain learning. Because they choose to be great rather than humble, they perish in their own conceit.

Carefully avoid in yourself those things which distrub you in others.