Because God's justice is inexorable, it is hard to obtain forgiveness for sins committed with complete deliberation.

Whatever we do or say without prayer always ends up either sinful or harmful and convicts us through the deeds in some mysterious way.

Conquer temptations by the patience and prayer. If you oppose them without these, you will fall all the more severely.

Do not try to decide a difficult matter by means of disputing, but that which is enjoined by the spiritual law, namely patience, prayer, and thoughtful hope.

He who willingly accepts chastening by affliction is not dominated by evil thoughts against his will; whereas he who does not accept affliction is taken prisoner by evil thoughts, even though he resists them.

No one is as good and merciful as the Lord. But even He does not forgive the unrepentant.

We cannot with all our heart forgive someone who does us wrong unless we possess real knowledge. For this knowledge shows us that we deserve all we experience.