If the work of God could be comprehended by reason, it would no longer be wonderful, and faith would have no merit if reason provided proof.

The bliss of the elect in heaven would not be perfect unless they were able to look across the abyss and enjoy the agonies of their brethren in eternal fire.

The universe is not rich enough to buy the vote of an honest man.

The more the wicked abound, so much the more must we suffer with them in patience; for on the threshing floor few are the grains carried into the barns, but high are the piles of chaff burned with fire.

The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.

Because God that is immutable changes what He willed, He is said to repent, although what changes is a thing and not His counsel.

There is more joy in heaven over a converted sinner than over a righteous person standing firm. A leader in battle has more love for a soldier who returns after fleeing, and who valiantly pursues the enemy, than for one who never turned back, but who never acted valiantly either. A farmer has greater love for land which bears fruitfully, after he has cleared it of thorns, than for land which never had thorns but which never yielded a fruitful harvest.