One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God's help, he has been victorious.

The glory of God is humankind fully alive.

Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.

Finding God in All Things.

The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.

They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.

He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.