Yet we must say something when those who say the most are saying nothing.

Man has been naturally so created that it is advantageous for him to be submissive, but disastrous for him to follow his own will, and not the will of his creator.

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

You are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.

Angels are spirits, but it is not because they are spirits that they are angels. They become angels when they are sent. For the name angel refers to their office, not their nature. You ask the name of this nature, it is spirit; you ask its office, it is that of an Angel, which is a messenger.

Because God has made us for Himself, our hearts are restless until they rest in Him.

Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is?