Tolle, lege: take up and read.

To withhold forgiveness is to take poison and expect the unforgiven to die.

The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.

Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul trained in love to God will do nothing to offend the One who is Beloved.

Don't hold yourselves cheap, seeing that the creator of all things and of you estimates your value so high, so dear, that he pours out for you every day the most precious blood of his only-begotten Son.

The Lord says, 'Whoever has, to him shall be given' (Mt. 13:12). He will give, then, to those who have; that is to say, if they use freely and cheerfully what they have received, He will add to and perfect His gifts.

Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them.