It is not really a small thing when in small things we resist self.
~ Thomas À Kempis
Not every affection which seems good is to be immediately followed. Neither is every opposite affection to be immediately avoided. Sometimes it is expedient to use restraint even in good desires and wishes, lest through importunity you fall into distraction of mind, lest through want of discipline you become a stumbling block to others.
A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.
It is much safer to obey than to rule.
Do not let your peace depend on the hearts of men whatever they say about you good or bad you are not because of it another man for as you are you are.
What thou art that thou art.
A humble knowledge of oneself is a surer road to God than a deep searching of the sciences.
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.
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.
Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.
All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.
Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.
The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
A humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.
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.
Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living.
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.
First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
