The Wisdom of Guigo

Affluence conceals and increases wretchedness. It does not take it away.
Prefer to be taught rather than to teach.
Your burden is not nearly as heavy as the Lord's.
Flee from your own faults. The flaws of others will not hurt you.
Be angry with the sinner only if you think it will do him good.
It is your lack of interior pleasures that makes you go looking for exterior ones.
Your purpose is not to be seen or known or loved or admired or praised. Your purpose is to see, know, love, admire and praise God.
We quickly accept an obtuse thought when an important person speaks it.
Never rejoice if you are better than others. Be sorry they are not better, and accept responsibility for it.
If you need to hate someone, hate yourself. No one else has hurt you more.
It is a mistake to love things that will inevitably decay, and to be annoyed when they do.
If it is for your own advantage that you do something for someone else, you are doing it for yourself.

Guigo I: Meditations
Near to the Heart of God: December 28