I have said before, and I shall say again, that I write this book for love of your love.

We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.

Can any praise be worthy of the Lord's majesty?

It is impossible that there should be inhabitants on the opposite side of the Earth, since no such race is recorded by Scripture among the descendants of Adam.

We do not sin when we adore Christ in the Eucharist; we do sin when we do not adore Christ in the Eucharist.

While the best men are guided by love, most mean are still goaded by fear.

Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.