The slave should be resigned to his lot, in obeying his master he is obeying God.

We should not bear it with bad grace if the answer to our prayer is long delayed. Rather, let us, because of this, show great patience and resignation. For He delays for this reason: that we may offer Him a fitting occasion of honoring us through His divine providence.

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.

As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.

No one can harm the man who does himself no wrong.

What good is it if the Eucharistic table is overloaded with golden chalices when your brother is dying of hunger. Start by satisfying his hunger and then with what is left you may adorn the altar as well.

Nothing will divide the church so much as the love of power.