It is impossible for that man to despair who remembers that his Helper is omnipotent.

Avoid idleness, and fill up all the spaces of thy time with severe and useful employment; for lust easily creeps in at those emptinesses where the soul is unemployed and the body is at ease; for no easy, healthful, idle person was ever chaste if he could be tempted; but of all employments, bodily labor is the most useful, and of the greatest benefit for driving away the Devil.

The Holy Ghost is certainly the best preacher in the world, and the words of Scripture the best sermons.

Aquinas was once asked, with what compendium a man might become learned? He answered "By reading of one book.

The best theology is rather a divine life than a divine knowledge.

Some friendships are made by nature, some by contract, some by interest, and some by souls.

Children, honor your parents in your hearts; bear them not only awe and respect, but kindness and affection: love their persons, fear to do anything that may justly provoke them; highly esteem them as the instruments under God of your being: for Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father.