We ascend to the heights of contemplation by the steps of action.

We ascend to the heights of contemplation by the steps of action.

The human mind is prone to pride even when not supported by power; how much more, then, does it exalt itself when it has that support?

God is called jealous, angered, repentant, merciful, and foreknowing. These simply mean that, because He guards the chastity of every soul, He can, in human fashion, be called jealous, although He is not subject to any mental torment.

If we are, in fact, now occupied in good deeds, we should not attribute the strength with which we are doing them to ourselves. We must not count on ourselves, because even if we know what kind of person we are today, we do not know what we will be tomorrow.

The Bible is a stream of running water, where alike the elephant may swim, and the lamb walk without losing its feet.

As long as the vice of gluttony has a hold on a man, all that he has done valiantly is forfeited by him: and as long as the belly is unrestrained, all virtue comes to naught.