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

The Heavenly City outshines Rome beyond comparison. There, instead of victory, is truth; instead of high rank, holiness; instead of peace, felicity; instead of life, eternity.

Any woman who does not give birth to as many children as she is capable is guilty of murder.

For where I found Truth, there found I my God, the Truth itself; which since I learnt, I have not forgotten.

God has no need of your money, but the poor have. You give it to the poor, and God receives it.

Do not believe yourself healthy. Immortality is health; this life is a long sickness.

It is not with respect to our convenience or discomfort, but with respect to their own nature that the creatures are glorifying to their Artificer.