As the world attracts us with its appearance, and abundance and variety, it is not easy to turn away from it unless in the beauty of things visible the Creator rather than the creature is loved; for, when He says, 'you shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and from all your mind, and from all your strength' (Mt. 22:37), He wishes us in nothing to loosen ourselves from the bonds of His love. And when He links the love of our neighbor also to this command, He enjoins on us the imitation of His own goodness, that we should love what He loves and do what He does.

He that sees another in error and endeavors not to correct it, testifies himself to be in error.

A true worshipper is one whose mind has not been defiled with any false belief.

By Baptism we are made flesh of the Crucified

Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within our grasp. Existing before time began, He began to exist at a moment in time.

The devil is always discovering something novel against the truth.

I have neither permitted, nor shall I permit, the things which have been settled by the holy fathers to be violated by any innovation.