It is a better thing to save souls for the Lord than to save treasures. He who sent forth his apostles without gold had not need of gold to form his Church. The Church possesses gold, not to hoard, but to scatter abroad and come to the aid of the unfortunate.

If it is "daily bread," why do you take it once a year? . . . Take daily what is to profit you daily. Live in such a way that you may deserve to receive it daily. He who does not deserve to receive it daily, does not deserve to receive it once a year.

Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.

Prelate, n. A church officer having a superior degree of holiness and a fat preferment. One of Heaven's aristocracy. A gentleman of God.

In some causes silence is dangerous.

The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that he may crown.

Law is twofold -- natural and written. The natural law is in the heart, the written law on tables. All men are under the natural law.