God will cleanse your sins if you yourself are dissatisfied with yourself and will keep on changing until you are perfect.

You wish to be great, begin from the least. You are thinking to construct some mighty fabric in height; first think of the foundation of humility. And how great soever a mass of building one may wish and design to place above it, the greater the building is to be, the deeper does he dig his foundation.

God is not greater if you reverence Him, but you are greater if you serve Him.

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

It is impossible that there should be inhabitants on the opposite side of the Earth, since no such race is recorded by Scripture among the descendants of Adam.

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

Love is the beauty of the soul.