A disciple once complained, "You tell us stories, but you never reveal their meaning to us." The master replied, "How would you like it if someone offered you fruit and then chewed it up for you before giving it to you?" If your heart is straight with God, then every creature will be to you a mirror of life and a book of holy doctrine.

The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy and frequent anger.

He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well who does it rather for the common good than for his own will.

Old custom is hard to break and scarce any man will be led otherwise than seemeth good unto himself.

Carry the cross patiently, and with perfect submission; and in the end it shall carry you.

It is futile to wish for a long life, and then to give so little care to living well.

To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.