No one, however weak, is denied a share in the victory of the cross. No one is beyond the help of the prayer of Christ.

A great safeguard is the entire faith, the true faith, in which neither anything whatever can be added by anyone nor anything taken away; for, unless faith be one, it is not the faith.

Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife.

David's Lord was made David's Son, and from the fruit of the promised branch sprang One without fault, the two-fold nature coming together in one Person, that by one and the same conception and birth might spring our Lord Jesus Christ, in Whom was present both true Godhead for the performance of mighty works and true Manhood for the endurance of sufferings.

Truth, which is simple and one, admits of no variety.

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

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