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?

Oh, how quickly the world's glory passes away.

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

We must imitate Christ's life and his ways if we are to be truly enlightened and set free from the darkness of our own hearts. Let it be the most important thing we do, then, to reflect on the life of Jesus Christ.

Let temporal things serve thy use, but the eternal be the object of thy desire.

The highest in God's esteem are the lowest in their own.

I can take credit for only two things: pride and sin.