Be circumspect in your dealings, and let the seed you plant be the offspring of prudence and care; thus fruit follows the fair blossom, as honor follows a good life.

Rage is mental imbecility.

Faith, in order to be genuine and of any real value, must be the offspring of that divine love which Jesus manifested when He prayed for His enemies on the cross.

It is the goodly outside that sin puts on which tempteth to destruction. It has been said that sin is like the bee, with honey in its mouth, but a sting in its tail.

Exaggeration is a blood relation to falsehood and nearly as blamable.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

You cannot judge by outward appearances; the soul is only transparent to its Maker.