He indeed possesses the Character imposed on him, but he wanders as a renegade.

How can the past and future be, when the past no longer is, and the future is not yet? As for the present, if it were always present and never moved on to become the past, it would not be time, but eternity.

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

To dye oneself with paints in order to have a rosier or a paler complexion is a lying counterfeit.

Now the Apostle, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, says, "Knowledge inflates: but love edifies." The only correct inerpretation of this saying is that knowledge is valuable when charity informs it. Without charity, knowledge inflates; that is, it exalts man to an arrogance which is nothing but a kind of windy emptiness.

This very moment I may, if I desire, become the friend of God.

In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.