He who loves the coming of the Lord is not he who affirms that it is far off, nor is it he who says it is near, but rather he who, whether it be far off or near, awaits it with sincere faith, steadfast hope, and fervent love.

The will is truly free, when it is not the slave of vices and sins.

O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams.

The sky and the earth and the waters and the things that are in them, the fishes, and the birds and the trees are not evil. All these are good; it is evil men who make this evil world.

Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.

Then assuredly the world was made, not in time, but simultaneously with time.

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