The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life.

The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God.

The servants of God...whether provoked by word or work, by keeping themselves tranquil and peaceful, evince a perfect nobleness of soul.

The same fire" (which he decides to be material) " torments the damned in hell and the just in purgatory...The least pain in purgatory exceeds the greatest in this life.

Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality.

It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.

Prostitution in the towns is like the cesspool in the palace; take away the cesspool and the palace will become an unclean and evil smelling-place.