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

People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.

Beware of despairing about yourself: you are commanded to put your trust in God, and not in yourself.

In the Catholic Church, there are many other things which most justly keep me in her bosom. The consent of peoples and nations keeps me in the Church; so does her authority, inaugurated by miracles, nourished by hope, enlarged by love, established by age. The succession of priests keeps me, beginning from the very seat of the Apostle Peter, to whom the Lord, after His resurrection, gave it in charge to feed His sheep (Jn 21:15-19), down to the present episcopate.

You say to me 'Show me your God.' I answer you, 'Everything you see in your heart that might sadden God, remove.'

Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.

My love is my weight. Because of it, I move.