At the least bear patiently, if thou canst not joyfully.

Of two evils we must always choose the least.

If you wish to live in peace and harmony with others, you must learn to discipline yourself in many ways.

If we live in peace ourselves, we in turn may bring peace to others. A peaceable man does more good than a learned one.

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?

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.

Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions.