Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.
Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you.
Forasmuch as many people study more to have knowledge than to live well therefore ofttimes they err and bring forth little fruit or none.
Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
Wheresoever we seek our own, there we fall from love.
Study, therefore, to withdraw the love of your soul from all things that are visible, and turn it to things that are invisible.