Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.

Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling, the movements of his heart.

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.

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.

He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.

It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver.

The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before.