I will plant my feet on that step where my parents put me as a child, until self-evident truth comes to light.

God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.

Temperance is a disposition that restrains our desires for things which it is base to desire.

Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance.

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.

I did not find you outside, O Lord, because I made the mistake of seeking outside you who were within

Give me yourself, O my God, give yourself back to me. Lo, I love you, but if my love is too mean, let me love more passionately. I cannot gauge my love, nor know how far it fails, how much more love I need for my life to set its course straight into your arms, never swerving until hidden in the covert of your face.