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

The humble live in continuous peace, while in the hearts of the proud are envy and frequent anger.

If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.

Love Him, and keep Him for thy Friend, who, when all go away, will not forsake thee, nor suffer thee to perish at the last.

If you would endeavor, like men of courage, to stand in the battle, surely we would feel the favorable assistance of God from heaven. For he who give the us occasion to fight, to the end we may get the victory, is ready to succor those that fight manfully, and do trust in his grace.

The better you understand yourself the less cause you will find to love yourself.

For nothing, how little soever, that is suffered for God's sake, can pass without merit in the sight of God.