How should thy patience be crowned in heaven if none adversity should befall to thee in earth? If thou wilt suffer none adversity how mayest thou be the friend of Christ?

Be Yourself -The man who is neither bent upon pleasing his fellows nor afraid of offending them will enjoy great peace.

Constantly choose rather to want less, than to have more.

Happy is the man who renounces everything which may bring a stain or burden upon his conscience

Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men's esteem?

Let temporal things serve thy use, but the eternal be the object of thy desire.

It is much safer to obey than to rule.