Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.

Renounce all things, and thou shalt find all things; give up thy lust, and thou shalt find rest.

Bodily exercises are to be done discreetly; not to be taken evenly and alike by all men.

All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

For things that worth little or nothing we care a lot; and we oversight what is necessary; because every man goes towards the exterior; and if he doesn't regain consciousness quickly, with pleasure remain involved in it.

What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.