Woman -a foe of friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil.

What is it to be a fool for Christ? It is to control one's thoughts when they stray out of line. It is to make the mind empty and free.

It is simply impossible to lead, without the aid of prayer, a virtuous life.

The Eucharist is a fire that inflames us, that, like lions breathing fire, we may retire from the altar being made terrible to the devil.

Every man is the painter and the sculptor of his own life.

Shall I tell you of their plundering, their covetousness, their abandonment of the poor, their thefts, their cheating in trade?

Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is.