“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be
“It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to you, and to turn your heart to God and not to be troubled with the judgment of others
“What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.
“Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good