Let therefore our chief endeavor be to meditate upon the life of Jesus Christ.
What will it avail thee to dispute sublimely of the Trinity, if thou be void of humility, and art thereby displeasing to the Trinity?
Truly, sublime words do not make a man holy and just; but a virtuous life maketh him dear to God.
I had rather feel compunction, than know the definition thereof.
If thou didst know the whole Bible, and the sayings of all the philosophers, by heart, what would all that profit thee without the love of God?
Vanity of vanities! all is vanity, but to love God and serve him only.
It is therefore vanity to seek after perishing riches.
It is also vanity to seek honors.
It is vanity to follow the desires of the flesh, and to labor for that for which thou must afterward suffer grievous punishment.