...The body is affected by the image of the thing, in the same way as if the thing were actually present.

The human mind cannot be absolutely destroyed along with the body, but something of it remains, which is eternal.

The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.

I do not believe anyone has reached such perfection, surpassing all others, except Christ, to whom God immediately revealed - without words or visions - the conditions which lead to salvation.

No to laugh, not to lament, not to detest, but to understand.

Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.