I thought that continence was a matter of our own strength, and I knew that I had not the strength: for in my utter foolishness I did not know the word of Your Scripture that none can be continent unless You give it.

It is love that asks, that seeks, that knocks, that finds, and that is faithful to what it finds.

That there should be some fire even after this life is not incredible, and it can be inquired into and either be discovered or left hidden whether some of the faithful may be saved, some more slowly and some more quickly in the greater or lesser degree in which they loved the good things that perish, through a certain purgatorial fire.

God bestows more consideration on the purity of the intention with which our actions are performed than on the actions themselves.

It is not often that we use language correctly; usually we use it incorrectly, though we understand each others meaning.

Be always displeased with what you are if you wish to be what you are not. Always add, always walk, always proceed. Neither stand still nor go back nor deviate.

You say to me 'Show me your God.' I answer you, 'Everything you see in your heart that might sadden God, remove.'