Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.

The splendor of a soul in grace is so seductive that it surpasses the beauty of all created things.

Faith does not quench desire, but inflames it.

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

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.

God answered the prayers of animals.

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.