There is nothing more serious than the sacrilege of schism because there is no just cause for severing the unity of the Church.

He who labours, prays.

Whoever possesses God is happy.

To be under pressure is inescapable. Pressure takes place through all the world; war, siege, the worries of state. We all know men who grumble under these pressures and complain. They are cowards. They lack splendour. But there is another sort of man who is under the same pressure but does not complain, for it is the friction which polishes him. It is the pressure which refines and makes him noble

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

Cantare amantis est ... Singing belongs to one who loves." (s. 336, 1 – PL 38, 1472).

You have found that you were more secure before you accumulated so much. See what greed has imposed on you: You have filled your house and now you fear burglars. You have hoarded money and lost sleep. See what greed has commanded you: "Do this!" And you did it.