God provides the wind, Man must raise the sail.

The world's verdict is conclusive.

Why is it that man desires to be made sad, beholding doleful and tragical things, which yet himself would by no means suffer?

Ninety percent of the time things turn out worse than you thought they would. The other ten percent of the time you had no right to expect that much.

"Otherwise grace is no more grace," since it is bestowed on us, not because we have done good works, but that we may be able to do them.

Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self; the heavenly by the love of God.

Attract them by the way you live.