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

Christ was willing to suffer wrongs and to be despised, and do you dare to complain of anything?.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

Always be ready; always live in such a way that death can never find you unprepared.

If thou may not continually gather thyself together, do it sometime at least once a day, morning or evening.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.