Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment.

Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves.

Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.

There is no one subsists by himself alone.

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; all spiritual pleasures, more in fruition than in expectation.