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

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

I have sought for happiness everywhere, but I have found it nowhere except in a little corner with a little book.

The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does.

Always be thou prepared, and so live that death may never find thee unprepared.

Always keep a good distance between yourself and lying, quarreling, detracting, insulting and gossip. The person who can do that will some day learn to enjoy the silence.

It is better to have but little knowledge with humility and understanding, than great learning which might make you proud. For a person's merits are not to be estimated by having many visions, or by knowledge of the bible, or by being placed in a higher position; but by being grounded in true humility, and by seeking always, purely, and entirely, the honor of God.