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?

Whoever wishes to hold the fortress of contemplation must first of all train in the camp of action.

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

If the intention is unclean, the deed that follows from it will also be evil, even if it seems good.

Ignorance is a dangerous and spiritual poison, which all men ought warily to shun.

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 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.