Whatever skills I have acquired, whatever gifts I have been given, I place them at Your service.

The flesh does not by its own virtue purify, but is purified by virtue of the Word by which it was assumed, when 'the Word became flesh and dwelt among us' (Jn. 1:14).

Lust indulged became habit, and habit unresisted became necessity.

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

Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.

It is indeed better (as no one ever could deny) that men should be led to worship God by teaching, than that they should be driven to it by fear of punishment or pain; but it does not follow that because the former course produces the better men, therefore those who do not yield to it should be neglected. For many have found advantage (as we have proved, and are daily proving by actual experiment), in being first compelled by fear or pain, so that they might afterwards be influenced by teaching, or might follow out in act what they had already learned in word.

Why then be perverted and follow thy flesh? Be it converted and follow thee.