He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing.

The splendor of a soul in grace is so seductive that it surpasses the beauty of all created things.

Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.

All my words are but chaff next to the faith of a simple man.

Peace is the work of justice indirectly, in so far as justice removes the obstacles to peace; but it is the work of charity (love) directly, since charity, according to its very notion, causes peace.

Pain itself can be pleasurable accidentally in so far as it is accompanied by wonder, as in stage-plays; or in so far as it recalls a beloved object to one's memory, and makes one feel one's love for the thing, whose absence gives us pain. Consequently, since love is pleasant, both pain and whatever else results from love, in so far as they remind us of our love, are pleasant.

For although the will cannot be inwardly moved by any creature, yet it can be moved inwardly by God.