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.

There is no leisure about politics.

It [covetousness] is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things.

Grace does not destroy nature, it perfects it.

The soul is like an uninhabited world that comes to life only when God lays His head against us.

The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge.

The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.