Lord, teach me to know you, and to know myself.

Man has been naturally so created that it is advantageous for him to be submissive, but disastrous for him to follow his own will, and not the will of his creator.

For God loves saving, not condemning, and therefore He is patient with bad people, in order to make good people out of bad people.

Why is it that man desires to be made sad, beholding doleful and tragical things, which yet himself would by no means suffer?

You are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.

Sin is believing the lie that you are self-created, self-dependent and self-sustained.

What is reprehensible is that while leading good lives themselves and abhorring those of wicked men, some, fearing to offend, shut their eyes to evil deeds instead of condemning them and pointing out their malice.