God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.

Inordinate love for the flesh is cruelty, because under the appearance of pleasing the body, we kill the soul.

A truly obedient man does not discriminate between one thing and another, since his only aim is to execute faithfully whatever may be assigned to him.

All things are possible to one who believes.

We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place in ourselves for those who love us.

Many of those who are humiliated are not humble. Some react to humiliation with anger, others with patience, and others with freedom. The first are culpable, the next harmless, the last just.

If anyone makes himself his own master in the spiritual life, he makes himself scholar to a fool.