Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.

Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.