Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.

Habit is overcome by habit.

We must imitate Christ's life and his ways if we are to be truly enlightened and set free from the darkness of our own hearts. Let it be the most important thing we do, then, to reflect on the life of Jesus Christ.

Love makes everything that is heavy light.

Happy is the man who renounces everything which may bring a stain or burden upon his conscience

We would willingly have others perfect, and yet we amend not our own faults. We would have others severely corrected and will not be corrected ourselves. The large liberty of others displeases us, and yet we will not have our own desires denied us. We will have others kept under by strict laws, but in no sort will ourselves be restrained. And thus it appears how seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.

If you can win complete mastery over self, you will easily master all else. To triumph over self is the perfect victory.