People travel to marvel at the mountains, seas, rivers and stars and they pass right by themselves without astonishment.

Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self; the heavenly by the love of God.

He who commends the nature of the soul as the supreme good, and condemns the nature of the flesh as evil, at once both carnally desires the soul, and carnally flies the flesh, because he feels thus from human vanity, not from divine truth.

Teach correctly... Find delight in contemplation.

Don't go outside; get back to yourself, in the inner man lies the Truth.

No one indeed believes anything unless he has first thought that it it to be believed.

Your wisdom should be without pride.