You are a man, not God; you are human, not an angel. How can you expect to remain always in a constant state of virtue, when this was not possible even for an angel of Heaven, nor for the first man in the Garden?

Both above and below, without and within, which way so ever thou dost turn thee, everywhere thou shalt find the Cross; and everywhere of necessity thou must hold fast patience, if thou wilt have inward peace, and enjoy an everlasting crown.

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

For a small reward, a man will hurry away on a long journey; while for eternal life, many will hardly take a single step.

The glory of the good is in their consciences, and not in the tongues of men.

And if thy heart be straight with God then every creature shall be to thee a mirror of life and a book of holy doctrine for there is no creature so little or so despised but that sheweth and representeth the goodness of God.

A lover of Jesus and of the truth can lift himself above himself in spirit.