Humility is the beginning of true intelligence.

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

Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards God, with nothing to offer and everything to recieve

Unless men establish their complete happiness in God, they will never give themselves truly and sincerely to him.

No man can survey himself without forthwith turning his thoughts towards the God in whom he lives and moves; because it is perfectly obvious, that the endowments which we possess cannot possibly be from ourselves; nay, that our very being is nothing else than subsistence in God alone.

For though we very truly hear that the kingdom of God will be filled with splendor, joy, happiness and glory, yet when these things are spoken of, they remain utterly remote from our perception, and as it were, wrapped in obscurities, until that day.

The sufferings of Christ are the means of forgiveness of sin and eternal glory