Be therefore thankful for the least gift, so shalt thou be worthy to receive greater.

Love alone makes heavy burdens light and bears in equal balance things pleasing and displeasing. Love bears a heavy burden and does not feel it, and love makes bitter things tasteful and sweet.

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

If you wish to live in peace and harmony with others, you must learn to discipline yourself in many ways.

Trust not to your feelings for whatever they might be now, they will quickly be changed towards some other thing.

Endeavor to be patient in bearing with the defects and infirmities of others, of what sort 'soever they be; for that thyself also has many failings which must be borned with by others.

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.