It is only the goodness of God sensibly experienced by us which opens our mouth to celebrate His praise.

men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success

They who prematurely put themselves forward to root out whatever is displeasing to them overthrow the judgment of God and rashly intrude upon the office of angels.

If people mean that man has in himself the power to work in partnership with God's grace they are most wretchedly deluding themselves.

But as a heathen tells us, there is no nation so barbarous, no race so brutish as not to be imbued with the conviction that there is a God.

On the one hand, undeserved success gives no satisfaction... but, on the other hand, well-deserved failure gives no satisfaction either.

It cannot be denied that God in choosing and destining Mary to be the Mother of his Son, granted her the highest honor.