Physical birth takes place because of parents, but spiritual birth by sacred soul.
He who is in perfect peace suspects no man. But he who is discontented and disturbed is agitated by various suspicions; he neither has rest himself, nor does he permit others to rest.
Love feels no burden, values no labours, would like to do more than it can do, without excusing itself with impossibility, because it believes that it may and can do all things.
Do not worry about tomorrow, it will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles each day brings.
He who is too sure in time of peace, will often show himself to be downcast or fearful in time of war.
He who knows how to suffer will enjoy much peace, and he is a conqueror of himself, the lord of the world, the friend of Christ, and an heir of Heaven.
Evil men sprout like weeds in the sun, like weeds that spread all through the garden. Their roots wrap round the stones and hold fast to every rock.