Be thankful for the smallest blessing, and you will be worthy to receive greater.
The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.
Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.
Do not let your peace depend on what people say of you... True peace and joy is to be found in [Jesus] alone.
Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what he is.
Of two evils, the lesser must always be chosen De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum