Whoever prays for those who hurt him lays the demons low; but he who opposes his affronter is bound to the demons.

The sign of sincere love is to forgive wrongs done to us. It was with such love that the Lord loved the world.

In the spiritual life we can do nothing worthy without repentance, but the Lord has much mercy on us because of our intentions. He who compels himself and holds on to repentance until the end, even if he sins is saved because he compelled himself, for the Lord promised this in the Gospel.

It is better to pray with good will for our neighbor, rather than to denounce him for every sin.

A man who is enticed by sinful thoughts is blinded by them, and he sees the action of sin in himself, but he can not see the cause of this action.

Failure to do the good that is within your power is hard to forgive. But mercy and prayer reclaim the negligent.

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