Verily he is great that in himself is little and meek and setteth at naught all height of honour. Verily he is great that hath great love. Verily he is prudent that deemeth all earthly things foul so that he may win Christ. And he is verily well learned that doth the will of God and forsaketh his own will.
OF WISDOM IN MAN’S ACTIONS
It is not fit to give credence to every word nor to every suggestion, but every thing is to be weighed according to God, warily and in leisure.
Alas, rather is evil believed of another man than good; we are so weak.
But the perfect believe not easily all things that men tell, for they know man’s infirmity, ready to speak evil and careless enough in words.
Hereto it belongeth also not to believe every man’s words, nor to tell other men what we hear or carelessly believe.
Have thy counsel with a wise man and a man of conscience and seek rather to be taught by thy betters than to follow thine own inventions.
Good life maketh a man wise in God’s sight and expert in many things.
The more meek that a man is and the more subject to God the more wise shall he be in all things—and the more patient.