A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to his elders, to preserve his purity; he ought not to despise humility, but should love forbearance and modesty. All these are an ornament to youthful years.

Where a man's heart is, there is his treasure also.

The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.

A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.

Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away their crowns.

It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.