We say that knowledge is not mere talk, but a certain divine knowledge, that light which is kindled in the soul as a result of obedience to the commandments, and which reveals all that is in a state of becoming, enables man to know himself and teaches him to become possessed of God.

If God rewarded the righteous immediately, we would soon be engaged in business, not godliness...we would be pursuing not piety,but profit.

Prayer that runs its course till the last day of life needs a strong and tranquil soul.

Above all Christians are not allowed to correct by violence sinful wrongdoings.

But it is with a different kind of spell that art deludes you ... it leads you to pay religious honor and worship to images and pictures.

His Son Jesus, the Word of God, is our Instructor.... He is God and Creator.

Now the images and temples constructed by mechanics are made of inert matter, so that they too are inert, material, and profane. Even if you perfect the art, it partakes of mechanical coarseness. Works of art cannot then be sacred and divine.