It is a sin directly against one's neighbour, since one man cannot over-abound in external riches, without another man lacking them.

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.

Mary means Star of the sea, for as mariners are guided to port by the ocean star, so Christians attain to glory through Mary's maternal intercession.

The soul, which is the first principle of life, is not a body, but the act of a body; just as heat, which is the principle of calefaction, is not a body, but an act of a body.

Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.

God has no need for our worship. It is we who need to show our gratitude for what we have received.

Rarely affirm, seldom deny, always distinguish.