 Love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, attempts what is above its strength, pleads no excuse of impossibility; for it thinks all things lawful for itself, and all things possible. |
| 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. |
| Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be. |
| Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is. |
| The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid. |
| Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God. |
| Be assured that if you knew all, you would pardon all. |
| Of two evils, the less is always to be chosen. |
| What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow? |
| If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking? |
| Man proposes, but God disposes. |
| The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss. |
| Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame. |
| How quickly passes away the glory of this world. |
| Bear the Cross cheerfully and it will bear you. |
| First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others. |
| At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done. |
