Ah, Lord God, thou holy lover of my soul, when thou comest into my heart, all that is within me shall rejoice.
He that seeks here any other thing but simply God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow.
Study, therefore, to withdraw the love of your soul from all things that are visible, and turn it to things that are invisible.
Restrain an inordinate desire for knowledge, in which is found much anxiety and deception. Learned men always wish to appear so, and desire recognition of their wisdom. But there are many matters, knowledge of which brings little or no advantage to the soul.
A man that is well ordered in his soul needeth little the unkind demeanor of worldly people nor yet their proud behavior.
A sure way of retaining the grace of heaven is to disregard outward appearances, and diligently to cultivate such things as foster amendment of life and fervour of soul, rather than to cultivate those qualities that seem most popular.
Leave off that excessive desire of knowing; therein is found much distraction. There are many things the knowledge of which is of little or no profit to the soul.
