When I am angry I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened, and all mundane vexations and temptations depart.

The devil, the originator of sorrowful anxieties and restless troubles, flees before the sound of music almost as much as before the Word of God....Music is a gift and grace of God, not an invention of men. Thus it drives out the devil and makes people cheerful. Then one forgets all wrath, impurity, and other devices.

Every occupation has its own honor before God. Ordinary work is a divine vocation or calling. In our daily work no matter how important or mundane we serve God by serving the neighbor and we also participate in God's on-going providence for the human race.

The slender capacity of man's heart cannot comprehend the unfathomable depth and burning zeal of God's love toward us.

The conscience is eternal and never dies. Peace if possible, but truth at any rate.

Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.

God doesn't slack his promises because of our sins or hasten them because of our righteousness. He pays no attention to either.