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.

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

Christ was either liar, lunatic, or Lord!

Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.

I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.

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.