Nothing so clearly distinguishes a spiritual man as his treatment of an erring brother.

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

Poetry is the Devil's wine.

To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it.

The playthings of our elders are called business.

Sin is looking for the right thing in the wrong place.

Your first task is to be dissatisfied with yourself, fight sin, and transform yourself into something better. Your second task is to put up with the trials and temptations of this world that will be brought on by the change in your life and to persevere to the very end in the midst of these things.