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

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.

Far graver is it to corrupt the faith that is the life of the soul than to counterfeit the money that sustains temporal life.

Love works in a circle, for the beloved moves the lover by stamping a likeness, and the lover then goes out to hold the beloved inreality. Who first was the beginning now becomes the end of motion.

If a thing can be done adequately by means of one, it is superfluous to do it by means of several; for we observe that nature does not employ two instruments [if] one suffices.

One cannot use an evil action with reference to a good intention.

Christ was either liar, lunatic, or Lord!