A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.

Among us, what is not allowed to women is equally not allowed to men.

The laws of Caesar are one thing, those of Christ, another. Papinianus judges one way, our Paul another.

Thank God I am deemed worthy to be hated by the world.

Either we must speak as we dress, or dress as we speak. Why do we profess one thing and display another? The tongue talks of chastity, but the whole body reveals impurity.

The Church was founded upon Peter: although elsewhere the same is attributed to all the Apostles, and they all receive the keys of the kingdom of heaven, the strength of the Church depends upon them all alike, yet one among the twelve is chosen so that when a head has been appointed, there may be no occasion for schism.

Even while living in the world, the heart of Mary was so filled with motherly tenderness and compassion for men that no-one ever suffered so much for their own pains, as Mary suffered for the pains of her children.