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In the morning make thy resolves, and in the evening inquire into thy life, how thou hast sped to-day in word, deed, and thought;

If thou desire to profit, read with humility, simplicity, and faithfulness; nor even desire the repute of learning.

How can he abide long time in peace who occupieth himself with other men’s matters, and with things without himself, and meanwhile payeth little or rare heed to the self within?

Be thou never without something to do; be reading, or writing, or praying, or meditating, or doing something that is useful to the community.

Yet, notwithstanding, temptations turn greatly unto our profit, even though they be great and hard to bear; for through them we are humbled, purified, instructed. All Saints have passed through much tribulation and temptation, and have profited thereby.

If thou knewest the whole Bible by heart, and the sayings of all the philosophers, what would it profit thee without the love of God and without grace?

The proud and the avaricious man are never at rest; while the poor and lowly of heart abide in the multitude of peace.

And so little by little the enemy entereth in altogether, because he was not resisted at the beginning.

A pure, sincere, and stable spirit is not distracted though it be employed in many works; for that it works all to the honor of God, and inwardly being still and quiet, seeks not itself in any thing it doth.

There is no man in the world free from trouble or anguish, though he were King or Pope.

Thou oughtest in every deed and thought so to order thyself, as if thou wert to die this day.

For if he who resolveth bravely oftentimes falleth short, how shall it be with him who resolveth rarely or feebly?