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

Restrain an inordinate desire for knowledge, in which is found much anxiety and deception. Learned men always wish to appear so, and desire recognition of their wisdom. But there are many matters, knowledge of which brings little or no advantage to the soul.

All is vanity but to love God and serve Him.

Love longs to be free, a stranger to every worldly desire, lest its inner vision become dimmed, and lest worldly self-interest hinder it or ill-fortune cast it down.

Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.

I have sought for happiness everywhere, but I have found it nowhere except in a little corner with a little book.

Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness in the mysteries of God.