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

The reflections on a day well spent furnish us with joys more pleasing than ten thousand triumphs.

Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions.

A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.

Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others; for thou hast many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou art not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?

All men are frail; but thou shouldst reckon none so frail as thyself.

Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength.... It is therefore able to undertake all things, and it completes many things, and warrants them to take effect, where he who does not love would faint and lie down.