Such as every man is inwardly so he judgeth outwardly.

Set not thyself to attain much rest, but much patience.

It is futile to wish for a long life, and then to give so little care to living well

Carefully avoid in yourself those things which distrub you in others.

Permit no hour to go by without it due improvement.

Would to God that we might spend a single day really well!

Many deceive themselves, imagining they’ll find happiness in change.

The intention which is fixed on God as its only end will keep people steady in their purposes, and deliver them from being the joke and scorn of fortune.

Let nothing disturb thee, Let nothing affright thee; All passeth away: God only shall stay. Patience wins all: Who hath God, needeth nothing; For God is his All.

If you bear the cross unwillingly, you make it a burden, and load yourself more heavily; but you must bear it.

Anyone who thinks hard work will never hurt you has never had to pay to have it done. Jesus now has many lovers of his Heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.

When comfort is withdrawn, do not be cast down, but humbly and patiently await the visitation of God. He is able and powerful to give you more grace and more spiritual comfort than you first had.

If you cast away one cross, you will certainly find another, and perhaps a heavier

It is better to be affected with a true penitent sorrow for sin than to be able to resolve the most difficult cases about it

He that loveth, flieth, runneth, and rejoiceth. He is free, and cannot be held in. He giveth all for all, and hath all in all, because he resteth in one highest above all things, from whom all that is good flows and proceeds

He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.

Study to do another’s will rather than thine own. Choose ever to have less rather than more. Seek ever the lower place and to be subject to all; ever wish and pray that the will of God may be perfectly done in thee and in all. Behold such a man enters the bounds of peace and calm

He who loveth God with all his heart feareth not death, nor punishment, nor judgment, nor hell, because perfect love giveth sure access to God. But he who still delighteth in sin, no marvel if he is afraid of death and judgment

Remember, your prerogative is to govern, and not to serve the things of this world

There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope

Old custom is hard to break and scarce any man will be led otherwise than seemeth good unto himself.

It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do

Seek not to know who said this or that, but take note of what has been said

Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view

What most of all hinders heavenly consolation is that you are too slow in turning yourself to prayer

All His glory and beauty come from within, and there He delights to dwell, His visits there are frequent, His conversation sweet, His comforts refreshing; and His peace passing all understanding

It is easier not to speak a word at all than to speak more words than we should.

Love is watchful. Sleeping, it does not slumber. Wearied, it is not tired. Pressed, it is not straitened. Alarmed, it is not confused, but like a living flame, a burning torch, it forces its way upward and passes unharmed through every obstacle

Grace is the mastery of truth, the teacher of discipline, the light of the heart, the comforter of affliction, the banisher of sorrow, the nurse of devotion.

What canst thou see elsewhere which thou canst not see here? Behold the heaven and the earth and all the elements; for of these are all things created

Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault.

How sweet it is to love, and to be dissolved, and as it were to bathe myself in thy love

A man is hindered and distracted in proportion as he draws outward things to himself.

Whatsoever is done in charity, however small and of no reputation it be, bringeth forth good fruit

It thou seek rest in this life, how wilt thou then attain to the everlasting rest? Dispose not thyself for much rest, but for great patience. Seek true peace – not in earth, but in heaven; not in men, nor in any other creature, but in God alone

Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening if thou has spent the day profitably.

Of what use is a long life, if we amend so little? Alas, a long life often adds to our sins rather than to our virtue!

Love feels no burden, regards not labors, strives toward more than it attains, argues not of impossibility, since it believes that it may and can do all things.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success

If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?

God evaluates by this criterion: How much love you invest in what you do is more important than how you do. The one who loves much is actually the one who does much

Love makes everything that is heavy light

The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly

Do not try to find a place free from temptations and troubles. Rather, seek a peace that endures even when you are beset by various temptations and tried by much adversity.

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

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?

He does much who loves much.

In the morning fix thy good purpose; and at night examine thyself what thou hast done, how thou hast behaved thyself in word, deed, and thought

Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you

Our own opinion of ourselves should be lower than that formed by others, for we have a better chance at our imperfections

In Jesus and for Him, enemies and friends alike are to be loved.

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

Some people are tempted most strongly at the beginning of their spiritual life, others near the end. Some are troubled all their lives. Still others receive only light temptation. Such things are decided by God, and we can trust his wisdom

A book has but one voice, but it does not instruct everyone alike

Caution is crediting, and reserve in speaking, and in revealing one’s self to but very few, are the best securities both of a good understanding with the world, and of the inward peace of our own minds

What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself

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

Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace

Our dependence upon God ought to be so entire and absolute that we should never think it necessary, in any kind of distress, to have recourse to human consolations

He that seeketh anything else but simply God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow.

We feel and weigh soon enough what we suffer from others: but how much others suffer from us, of this we take no heed.

Don’t flatter the rich, or appear to willing before the great.

Do what lieth in thy power, and God will assist in thy good will.

Simplicity reaches out after God; purity discovers and enjoys Him

If thou hadst simplicity and purity, thou wouldst be able to comprehend all things without error, and behold them without danger. The pure heart safely pervades not only heaven, but hell.

Thou art my glory and the exultation of y heart: thou art my hope and refuge in the day of my trouble

To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection.

If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.

Thy peace shall be in much patience

It carries a burden which is no burden; it will not be kept back by anything low and mean; it desires to be free from all wordly affections, and not to be entangled by any outward prosperity, or by any adversity subdued.

I can take credit for only two things: pride and sin.

If thou art willing to suffer no adversity, how wilt thou be the friend of Christ?

I have often heard, that it is safer to hear and to take counsel, than to give it.

Love longs to be free, a stranger to every worldly desire, lest its inner vision become dimmed, and lest worldly self-interest hinder it or ill-fortune cast it down.

No one is qualified to converse in public except those contented to do without such conversation.

Peace and happiness are what you covet, but these are only to be obtained by labor.

May not be your peace in the mouth of the men; since no matter if they thing good or bad about you, you should not be a different man because of that.

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.

A man that is well ordered in his soul needeth little the unkind demeanor of worldly people nor yet their proud behavior

Count not thyself to have found true peace, if thou hast felt no grief; nor that then all is well if thou hast no adversary; nor that this is perfect, if all things fall out according to thy desire.

In judging others a man laboreth in vain; he often erreth, and easily fallen into sin; but in judging and examining himself he always laboreth to good purpose.

At the day of judgment we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done.

Love is active and sincere, courageous, patient, faithful, prudent and manly.

Praise adds nothing to your holiness, nor does blame take anything from it. You are what you are, and you cannot be said to be better than you are in God’s sight.

It is better to feel repentance, than to be able to define it.

Faith is required of thee, and a sincere life, not loftiness of intellect, nor deepness in the mysteries of God

Forasmuch as many people study more to have knowledge than to live well therefore ofttimes they err and bring forth little fruit or none.

Do not be influenced by the importance of the writer, and whether his learning be great or small, but let the love of pure truth draw you to read. Do not inquire, Who said this? but pay attention to what is said.

All is vanity but to love God and serve Him.

Know all and you will pardon all

Scruples, temptations, and fears, and cutting perplexities of the heart, are often the lot of the most excellent persons.

Grant me prudently to avoid him that flatters me, and to endure patiently him that contradicts me.

A wise and good man will turn examples of all sorts to his own advantage. The good he will make his patterns, and strive to equal or excel them. The bad he will by all means avoid.

For they truly know their Lord in the breaking of bread, whose heart within them so vehemently burneth, whilst Thou, O blessed Jesus, dost walk and converse with them.