Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.

Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.

The dearest days in one's life are those that seem very far and very near at once.

Above all, you must fight conceit, envy, and every kind of ill-feeling in your heart.

If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it.

Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.