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.

You don't climb a mountain in leaps and bounds, but by taking it slowly.

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

Obedience is the only virtue that plants the other virtues in the heart and preserves them after they have been planted.

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

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.

We make Idols of our concepts, but Wisdom is born of wonder