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Would to God that we might spend a single day really well!
I would far rather feel remorse than know how to define it.
No confict is so severe as his who labors to subdue himself.
The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.
And when he is out of sight, quickly also he is out of mind.
Pass no rash condemnation on other peoples words or actions.
Sweet shall be your rest if your heart does not reproach you.
Remember always your end, and that lost time does not return.
Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.
Don't flatter the rich, or appear to willing before the great.
It is better to feel repentance, than to be able to define it.
In Jesus and for Him, enemies and friends alike are to be loved.
No man doth safely rule, but he that hath learned gladly to obey.
The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
Thou shalt ever joy at eventide if thou spend the day fruitfully.
Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace.
He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.
Do what lieth in thy power, and God will assist in thy good will.
A book has but one voice, but it does not instruct everyone alike.
All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.
Simplicity reaches out after God; purity discovers and enjoys Him.
The Lord has many lovers of His crown but few lovers of His Cross.
Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are.
Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.
Many deceive themselves, imagining they'll find happiness in change.
How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
If thou hadst a good conscience thou wouldst not greatly fear death.
All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.
So passes away the glory of this world. ('Sic transit gloria mundi.')
Carefully avoid in yourself those things which distrub you in others.
Habit is overcome by habit. [Lat., Consuetudo consuetudine vincitur.]
All men are frail; but thou shouldst reckon none so frail as thyself.
It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life.
Whoever puts his confidence in men or in any creature is very foolish.
Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it.
First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.
Love flies, runs, and rejoices; it is free and nothing can hold it back.
The devil does not tempt unbelievers and sinners who are already his own.
What else does anxiety about the future bring you but sorrow upon sorrow?
The end of all is death and man's life passeth away suddenly as a shadow.
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well.
Thou wilt always rejoice in the evening, if thou spend the day profitably.
If you can talk and it's convenient to talk, try to say things that edify.
Occasions do not make a man either strong or weak but they show what he is.
The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.
A lover of Jesus and of the truth can lift himself above himself in spirit.
All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.
Without labor there is no rest, nor without fighting can the victory be won.