He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.

Nothing which implies contradiction falls under the omnipotence of God.

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

There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.

We set forth our petitions before God, not in order to make known to Him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in these things it is necessary to turn to God for help.

If all the sins of the flesh are worthy of condemnation because by them man allows himself to be dominated by that which he has of the animal nature, much more deserving of condemnation are the sins against nature by which man degrades his own animal nature.

The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them.