No man is safe above but he that will gladly be beneath.

What thou art, that thou art; that God knoweth thee to be and thou canst be said to be no greater.

A wise and good man will turn examples of all sorts to his own advantage. The good he will make his patterns, and strive to equal or excel them. The bad he will by all means avoid.

Simplicity is the intention, purity in the affection; simplicity turns to God, purity unites with and enjoys him.

Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be said to be better than you are in God's sight.

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

If thou canst not make thyself such an one as thou wouldst, how canst thou expect to have another in all things to thy liking?