When a man sees the one in all things, he is above mere understanding.

Whether you like it or not, whether you know it or not, secretly all nature seeks God and works toward [God].

No one is forgotten. It is a lie, any talk of God that does not comfort you.

If I had a friend and loved him because of the benefits which this brought me and because of getting my own way, then it would not be my friend that I loved but myself. I should love my friend on account of his own goodness and virtues and account of all that he is in himself. Only if I love my friend in this way do I love him properly.

People should not worry as much about what they do but rather about what they are. If they and their ways are good, then their deeds are radiant. If you are righteous, then what you do will also be righteous. We should not think that holiness is based on what we do but rather on what we are, for it is not our works which sanctify us but we who sanctify our works.

This is not only a commandment but also a promise or reward.

Everything is full and pure at its source and precisely there, not outside.