To know much and taste nothing-of what use is that?

It maketh God man, and man God; things temporal, eternal; mortal, immortal; it maketh an enemy a friend, a servant a son, vile things glorious, cold hearts fiery, and hard thing liquid.

Any old woman can love God better than a doctor of theology can.

In beautiful things St. Francis saw Beauty itself, and through His vestiges imprinted on creation he followed his Beloved everywhere, making from all things a ladder by which he could climb up and embrace Him who is utterly desirable.

To know much and taste nothing-of what use is that?

Although you feel tepid, approach with confidence, for the greater your infirmity the more you stand in need of a physician.

Every creature is a divine word because it proclaims God