"The love of God, unutterable and perfect, flows into a pure soul the way light rushes into a transparent object. The more love that it finds, the more it gives itself: so that, as we grow clear and open, the more complete the joy of heaven is. And the more souls who resonate together, the greater the intensity of their love, and, mirror like, each soul reflects the other.

Love kindled by virtue always kindles another, provided that its flame appear outwardly.

Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground.

Mankind is at its best when it is most free. This will be clear if we grasp the principle of liberty. We must recall that the basic principle is freedom of choice, which saying many have on their lips but few in their minds.

Nothing which is harmonized by the bond of the Muse can be changed from its own to another language without destroying its sweetness

Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction.

The whole universe is but the footprint of the Divine goodness.