It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

I would not believe in the Gospel, if the authority of the Catholic Church did not bid me to do so.

It is better that the truth be known than that scandal be covered up.

In matters that are so obscure and far beyond our vision, we find in Holy Scripture passages which can be interpreted in very different ways without prejudice to the faith we have received. In such cases, we should not rush in headlong and so firmly take our stand on one side that, if further progress in the search for truth justly undermines this position, we too fall with it.

I entered (into my inward self) and beheld with the eye of my soul...the Light Unchangeable.

Really great things, when discussed by little men, can usually make such men grow big.

Let our lives be good, and the times are good. We make our times; such as we are, such are the times.