It is futile to wish for a long life, and then to give so little care to living well.
Love is active and sincere, courageous, patient, faithful, prudent and manly.
Of two evils, the lesser must always be chosen De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum.
Bodily exercises are to be done discreetly; not to be taken evenly and alike by all men.
Do not interfere when your opinion is not sought.
Forasmuch as many people study more to have knowledge than to live well therefore ofttimes they err and bring forth little fruit or none.
Such as every man is inwardly so he judgeth outwardly.
What thou art, that thou art; that God knoweth thee to be and thou canst be said to be no greater.
Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men’s esteem?
The end of all is death and man’s life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.
There is no man in this world without some manner of tribulation or anguish, though he be king or pope.
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?
Seek not to know who said this or that, but take note of what has been said.
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.
For it is the grace of Christ, and not our own virtue, that gives us the power to overcome the flesh and the world.
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.
Love is a great thing, yea, a great and thorough good. By itself it makes what is heavy light; and bears evenly all that is uneven.
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.
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.
Of two evils we must always choose the least.