Every day my conscience makes confession relying on the hope of Your mercy as more to be trusted than its own innocence.

Men are always ready to nose around and find out about other's lives, but they feel lazy to know themselves and correct their own life.

To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of eternal things; to knowledge, the rational knowledge of temporal things.

You are surprised that the world is losing its grip? That the world is grown old? Don't hold onto the old man, the world; don't refuse to regain your youth in Christ, who says to you: 'The world is passing away; the world is losing its grip; the world is short of breath. Don't fear, your youth shall be renewed as an eagle.'

Don't let your life give evidence against your tongue. Sing with your voices... sing also with your conduct.

Conscience and reputation are two things. Conscience is due to yourself, reputation to your neighbour.

God grants us not always what we ask so as to bestow something preferable.