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

Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me.

He that seeks here any other thing but simply God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow.

Man proposes, but God disposes.

A disciple once complained, "You tell us stories, but you never reveal their meaning to us." The master replied, "How would you like it if someone offered you fruit and then chewed it up for you before giving it to you?" If your heart is straight with God, then every creature will be to you a mirror of life and a book of holy doctrine.

If thou may not continually gather thyself together, do it sometime at least once a day, morning or evening.

Do not read to satisfy curiosity or to pass the time, but study such things as move your heart to devotion.