From the creation learn to admire thy Lord! And if any of the things thou see exceed thy comprehension, and thou are not able to find the reason thereof, yet for this glorify the Creator, that the wisdom of these works surpass thine understanding.

Every trace of the old philosophy and literatureof the ancient world has vanished from the face of the earth.

The Holy Scriptures do not know any distinctions. They enjoin that all lead the life of monks.

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

The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give the example of, a virtuous life.

For nothing so much disturbs the mind, though it be done for some beneficial purpose, as to innovate and introduce strange things, and most of all when this is done in matters relating to divine worship and the glory of God.

Depart from the highway, and transplant thyself in some enclosed ground; for it is hard for a tree that stands by the wayside to keep her fruit till it be ripe.