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The beginning of loveāto be suspicious of glory.
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Good it is to be rich in gentleness and love
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The winnower of virtue is the tempt[ing-thought] of pride.
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The way is made level by almsgiving.
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Unjust judgeāpollution of the conscience.
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Terrible it is to be a slave to passions of the flesh.
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If you wish to be free of sadness, be eager to please God.
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The one who takes proper thought of himselfāof him God takes thought.
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The temperate heartāa harbor of contemplative insights.
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If you wish to know who you [truly] are, do not measure yourself against who you were, but rather [against] what you have come to be since the beginning.
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A cistern without waterāthe soul that loves fame.
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The proud soulāan inn of thievesāhates the sound of knowledge.
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For a true man it is an evil deviation not to know the Scriptures.
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If you fear God you will know Him through tears.
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An unbreakable toolāa humble soul.
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A tree in paradiseāthe man who loves virtue.
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Jesus Christ is the tree of life: Consult him as is proper and you will not ever die.
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The one beneficent towards the truly poor also eats of Christ.
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True strengthāeating the body of Christ.
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If you love Christ, you will keep his commandments without forgetting.
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From their place the beneficent, who are like God, shine forth.
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The friend in accordance with Godālike milk and honey flow [his] true words.
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But the apathetic soul will not have such a friend.
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Savage masterāa pleasure-loving [tempting] thought.
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Silencing the truth is burying gold.
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The one who fears God does all in accordance with God.
