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.

Act in such a way that your humility may not be weakness, nor your authority be severity. Justice must be accompanied by humility, that humility may render justice lovable.

We must observe also, that among the heathen the names of poor men are more likely to be known than of rich. Now our Lord mentions the name of the poor, but not the name of the rich, because God knows and approves the humble, but not the proud.

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

Whatsoever one would understand what he hears must hasten to put into practice what he has heard.

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

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?