To pray diligently is more than half the task.

As long as a man is persuaded that he can make even the smallest contribution to his salvation, he remains self-confident and does not utterly despair of himself, and so is not humbled before God. Such a man plans out for himself a position, an occasion, a work, which shall bring him final salvation, but which will not.

Our works do not generate righteousness, rather our righteousness in Christ generates works.

The less I pray, the harder it gets; the more I pray, the better it goes.

Married love burns as fire, and seeks nothing more than the mate. It says, "I want only you"

Some people need a fig-leaf on their mouths.

Even though they (women) grow weary and wear themselves out with child-bearing, it does not matter; let them go on bearing children till they die, that is what they are there for.