The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
It is much safer to obey than to rule.
What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
What thou art that thou art.
All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.
And when he is out of sight quickly also he is out of mind.
But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.
Man proposes God disposes.
Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.
First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.
O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.
If you bear the cross unwillingly you make it a burden and load yourself more heavily but you must bear it.
Wait for the Lord. Behave yourself manfully, and be of good courage. Do not be faithless, but stay in your place and do not turn back.
Oh how quickly the world's glory passes away.
He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
O Lord you know what is best for me. Let this or that be done as you please. Give what you will how much you will and when you will.
There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish though he be king or pope.
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
