The tree of love its roots hath spread Deep in my heart, and rears its head; Rich are its fruits: they joy dispense; Transport the heart, and ravish sense. In love's sweet swoon to thee I cleave, Bless'd source of love.

If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.

You damned spirits! You can only do what the hand of God allows you to do.

It is good to read the testimonies of Scripture; it is good to seek the Lord our God in them. As for me, however, I have already made so much of Scripture my own that I have more than enough to meditate on and turn over in my mind. I need no more . .. I know Christ, the poor crucified One.

By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there.

Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us.

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.