He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

Thou art my glory and the exultation of y heart: thou art my hope and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all.

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

As iron put into the fire loseth its rust and becometh clearly red-hot, so he that wholly turneth himself unto God puts off all slothfulness, and is transformed into a new man.

My child, it will be better for you if you accept my decisions without complaint. Do not ask me to defend my actions or to explain why one person is favored and another seems slighted. The answers to these questions go far beyond your comprehension.

He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.