En lector, librum damus vere aureum, planeque scholasticum, quo continentur haec

Laugh at good things, and suffer with the sorrowful: the former is a gift, the latter is a teacher of philosophy.
Practice patience, of the kind you have known to be exercised by the martyrs: since we will also be examined by the testimony of conscience.
For the soul, drink from all things, and virtue is a race completed tirelessly.
All things are corruptible, but the soul is immortal: therefore, it is necessary to prefer the incorruptible to the corruptible.
Prepare yourself for painful things, and you will gain the greater part.
Do not seek from God beautiful things, but only what is beneficial: for if you are asked for the former, He does not give them; and if you do receive them, they perish.
Do not blame poverty: for it makes the athlete of the law constant.
Do not be glad in wealth: for the many cares that come with them separate one from God, as in most cases, and all human judgment.
The end is near, let the slothful one prepare himself for scourges. The harvest of thorns is not far; let us deliver the field of the soul.
Nothing escapes the Judge, so that we attempt in vain to sin, thinking to escape Him.
Before people, be ashamed of the angels: for many are present with us, and they shrink from every shameful action.
Ponder the judgment in a balance, and cast out everything that is peculiar to worldly experience.
Consider idleness and relaxation to be a loss: and always strive to perform something for which we are about to be required to give an account.
Always consider the uncertainty of life, and nothing in it will be able to drag you away.
Do not let the bright things of the earth delight you, for they are temporary: for they are hooks, ensnaring the soul like a fish.
Abstain from confusion when it has entered, and apply consistency: never look toward one who is weeping, lest the tear be added to your own soul.

b Read συνάπτω to join together, from the verb to be, meaning to go or proceed.

Philosophy is an exceptional thing for people. It is the only-begotten, and only it wishes to unite with the sole possessor.
Virtue is the garment of God: weave this, and become a wearer of it by creation.
Everything under the earth is stolen, concern yourself with things in heaven: for nothing enters into the fingers of those who plunder them.
One must ask to live delicately: for it draws one into actions from which groans arise after sobriety.