So passes away the glory of this world. ('Sic transit gloria mundi.')

At the day of judgment we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done.

Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening, if thou spend the day profitably.

It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to you, and to turn your heart to God and not to be troubled with the judgment of others.

For it is the grace of Christ, and not our own virtue, that gives us the power to overcome the flesh and the world.

Oh how swiftly the glory of the world passes away! If only the lives of these men had been as admirable as their learning, their study and reading would have been to good purpose! But how many in this world care little for the service of God, and perish in their vain learning. Because they choose to be great rather than humble, they perish in their own conceit.

Always be ready; always live in such a way that death can never find you unprepared.