All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.

Though weary, it is not tired: though pressed it is not straightened; though alarmed, it is not confounded; but as a living flame it forces itself upwards and securely passes through all.

No man is without his load of trouble.

We should have much more peace if we would not busy ourselves with the sayings and doings of others.

Don't think so much about who is for or against you, rather give all your care, that God be with you in everything you do.

Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual who neglects his soul to study the course of the stars.

Love is swift, sincere, pious, joyful, generous, strong, patient, faithful, prudent, long-suffering, courageous, and never seeking its own; for wheresoever a person seeketh his own, there he falleth from love.