Wherever you go, you will always bear yourself about with you, and so you will always find yourself.

The more spiritual a man desires to be, the more bitter does his present life become to him; because he sees more clearly and perceives more sensibly the defects of human corruption.

Love longs to be free, a stranger to every worldly desire, lest its inner vision become dimmed, and lest worldly self-interest hinder it or ill-fortune cast it down.

Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.

Thou shalt ever joy at eventide if thou spend the day fruitfully.

Leave off that excessive desire of knowing; therein is found much distraction. There are many things the knowledge of which is of little or no profit to the soul.

O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.