Do not let your peace depend on what people say of you... True peace and joy is to be found in [Jesus] alone.
Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
Carefully avoid in yourself those things which distrub you in others.
Love is a great thing, a good above all others, which alone maketh every burden light.
If you can talk and it's convenient to talk, try to say things that edify.
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.