The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.

It is better to feel repentance, than to be able to define it.

What thou art, that thou art.

Blessed are the simple, for they shall have much peace.

Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening, if thou spend the day profitably.

For it is the grace of Christ, and not our own virtue, that gives us the power to overcome the flesh and the world.

He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.