Men have the power of thinking that they may avoid sin.

Is it not excessively ridiculous to seek the good opinion of those whom you would never wish to be like?

When the Mass is being celebrated, the sanctuary is filled with countless angels, who adore the Divine Victim immolated on the altar.

Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.

Prayer is the place of refuge for every worry, a foundation for cheerfulness, a source of constant happiness, a protection against sadness.

When we once begin to form good resolutions, God gives us every opportunity of carrying them out.

The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the path.