Let our lives be good, and the times are good. We make our times; such as we are, such are the times.

Does God proclaim Himself in the wonders of creation? No. All things proclaim Him, all things speak. Their beauty is the voice by which they announce God, by which they sing, "It is you who made me beautiful, not me myself but you.

Teach correctly... Find delight in contemplation.

He who is filled with love is filled with God himself.

The Lord says, 'Whoever has, to him shall be given' (Mt. 13:12). He will give, then, to those who have; that is to say, if they use freely and cheerfully what they have received, He will add to and perfect His gifts.

It is not the being seen of men that is wrong, but doing these things for the purpose of being seen of men. The problem with the hypocrite is his motivation.

I do not comprehend all that I am. Is the mind, therefore, too limited to possess itself?