Anyone who is not totally dead to himself will soon find that he is tempted and overcome by piddling and frivolous things. Whoever is weak in spirit, given to the flesh and inclined to sensual things can, but only with great difficulty, drag himself away from his earthly desires. Therefore he is often gloomy and sad when he is trying to pull himself away from them, and easily gives way to anger should someone attempt to oppose him.

Temptations discover what you are.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.

Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.

How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

Out of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.