Oh, How Quickly The World's Glory Passes

I Can Take Credit For Only Two Things: Pride And Sin.

If Your Heart Were Sincere And Upright, Every Creature Would Be Unto You A Looking-glass Of Life And A Book Of Holy Doctrine.

So Fixed Are Our Spirits In Slothfulness And Cold Indifference That We Seldom Overcome So Much As One Evil Habit.

What Difference Does It Make To You What Someone Else Becomes, Or Says, Or Does? You Do Not Need To Answer For Others, Only For Yourself.

A Disciple Once Complained, "you Tell Us Stories, But You Never Reveal Their Meaning To Us." The Master Replied, "how Would You Like It If Someone Offered You Fruit And Then Chewed It Up For You Before Giving It To You?" If Your Heart Is Straight With God, Then Every Creature Will Be To You A Mirror Of Life And A Book Of Holy Doctrine.