Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient and ever new! Late have I loved you! And, behold, you were within me, and I out of myself, and there I searched for you.

The ministry is a weight from which even an angel might shrink

To my God a heart of flame; To my fellow man a heart of love; To myself a heart of steel.

Love, and do what you will. If you are silent, be silent for love; or if you cry out, cry out for love. If you chastise, chastise for love; if you spare, spare for love.

The verdict of the world is conclusive.

Human law cannot punish or forbid all evil, since while doing away with evils it would do away with many good things, which would hinder the advance of the common good.

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