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.

A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.

Let your door stand open to receive Him, unlock your soul to Him, offer Him a welcome in your mind, and then you will see the riches of simplicity, the treasures of peace, the joy of grace. Throw wide the gate of your heart, stand before the sun of the everlasting light.

Accordingly, death is a harbor of peace for the just, but is believed a shipwreck for the wicked.

When in Rome, live as the Romans do. When elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere.

When in Rome, live in the Roman way.

What is impossible to God? Not that which is difficult to His power, but that which is contrary to His nature.