A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing: our helper He amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing.

Heavy thoughts bring on physical maladies; when the soul is oppressed so is the body.

The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay.

We are beginning to regain a knowledge of Creation, a knowledge forfeited by the fall of Adam. By God's mercy we can begin to recognize His Wonderful works and wonders also in flowers when we ponder his might and goodness. Therefore we laud, magnify and thank Him.

...Hope endures and overcomes misfortune and evil.

Reason should be destroyed in all Christians.

There are three conversions necessary (for the Christian life): the conversion of the heart, the mind, and the purse.