If thou canst not make thyself such an one as thou wouldst, how canst thou expect to have another in all things to thy liking?

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.

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.

I have sought for happiness everywhere, but I have found it nowhere except in a little corner with a little book.

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

Do not try to find a place free from temptations and troubles. Rather, seek a peace that endures even when you are beset by various temptations and tried by much adversity.

Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.