By two wings a man is lifted up from things earthly: by simplicity and purity.
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what he is.
He is truly great who is little in his own eyes and makes nothing of the highest
Therefore, a man ought to root himself so firmly in God that he will not need the consolations of men.
If thou hadst simplicity and purity, thou wouldst be able to comprehend all things without error, and behold them without danger. The pure heart safely pervades not only heaven, but hell.