By our good works we help God very little, and by our evil deeds we do Him no harm. But by our good works we help ourselves, and by our evil deeds we harm ourselves. Nevertheless, do good not for your own sake, but for God's, so that your joy may be greater and your determination more lasting.
Sin is worse than failure.
Vice is worse than sin.
Obstinacy in evil is worse than vice.
To be a drunkard means making an alliance with Satan, to steal means to do Satan's work, and to kill means to become Satan's slave.
Whether you go slowly or quickly,
Death keeps his appointment.
There are three kinds of men: first, those who plough and sow with the devil; second, those who plough with the devil and sow with God; and third, those who plough and sow with God.
The riddle of life is so mysterious that the more we try to solve it the deeper seems the mystery, but the more we work and pray, the nearer seems the solution.
Scrutiny magnifies the enigma of life, prayer lessens it.
Whether righteous or unrighteous, you must
die; but if you die righteous you will be mourned, but if unrighteous you will be scoffed at.