O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.

If God were our one and only desire we would not be so easily upset when our opinions do not find outside acceptance.

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

Now is the time to be doing, now is the time to be stirring, now is the time to amend myself.

If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?

There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.

Habit is overcome by habit.