It may here be observed, that all who are offended by us are exposed to our view. But the rich man sees Lazarus not with any other righteous man, but in Abraham's bosom. For Abraham was full of love, but the man is convicted of cruelty. Abraham sitting before his door followed after those that passed by, and brought them into his house, the other turned away even them that abode within his gate.

...there is nothing that has been created without some reason, even if human nature is incapable of knowing precisely the reason for them all.

Let us always guard our tongue; not that it should always be silent, but that it should speak at the proper time.

Do not the angels differs from us in this respect, that they do not want so many things as we do? Therefore the less we need, the more we are on our way to them; the more we need, the more we sink down to this perishable life.

Labor: a powerful medicine.

If then we have Angels, let us be sober, as though we were in the presence of tutors; for there is a demon present also.

Mary was made Mother of God to obtain salvation for many who, on account of their wicked lives, could not be saved according to the rigor of Divine justice, but might be saved with the help of her sweet mercy and powerful intercession.