No one can have God as his father who does not have the Church as his mother.

Remember this. When people choose to withdraw far from a fire, the fire continues to give warmth, but they grow cold. When people choose to withdraw far from light, the light continues to be bright in itself but they are in darkness. This is also the case when people withdraw from God.

Let him who desires to be harsh in making demands upon his debtors consider that he is God’s debtor.

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

Solvitur ambulando . . . it is solved by walking.

What is reprehensible is that while leading good lives themselves and abhorring those of wicked men, some, fearing to offend, shut their eyes to evil deeds instead of condemning them and pointing out their malice.

No one reaches the kingdom of Heaven except by humility