“Do the things external which fall upon thee distract thee? Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.”
“Give not thyself up, then, to fire, lest it invert thee, deaden thee, as for the time it did me. There is a wisdom that is woe; but there is a woe that is madness.”
“If Christ were born in Bethlehem a thousand times and not in thee thyself; then art thou lost eternally.”
“Psalm 37:44 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
“If I serve you in hopes of Paradise, deny me Paradise.If I serve thee in fear of hell, condemn me to hell.But if I love thee for love of thyself,then grant me thyself.”
“He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.”