"Concern yourself with your own sins and not with those of your neighbor; then the workplace of your intellect will no…"

"I have seen unlearned men who were truly humble, and they became wiser than the wise."

"Do not say: 'I do not know what is right, therefore I am not to blame when I fail to do it.' For if you did all the g…"

"Evils reinforce each other; so do virtues, thus encouraging us to still greater efforts."

"The devil belittles small sins; otherwise he cannot lead us into greater ones."

"Do not listen to talk about other people's sins. For through such listening the form of these sins is imprinted on you."

"When you first become involved in something evil, don't say: 'It will not overpower me.' For to the extent that you a…"

"He who does not choose to suffer for the sake of truth will be chastened more painfully by suffering he has not chosen."

"The intellect cannot be still unless the body is still also: and the wall between them cannot be demolished without s…"

"Prayer is called a virtue, but in reality it is the mother of the virtues: for it gives birth to them through union w…"