One aspect of neighbourly love is that we must not merely will our neighbours good, but actually work to bring it about.

The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God.

Nothing created has ever been able to fill the heart of man. God alone can fill it infinitely.

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.

It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.

Without the suitable conditions life could not exist. But both life and its conditions set forth the operations of inscrutable Power. We know not its origin; we know not its end. And the presumption, if not the degradation, rests with those who place upon the throne of the universe a magnified image of themselves, and make its doings a mere colossal imitation of their own. Wonder was the motive that led people to philosophy ... wonder is a kind of desire in knowledge. It is the cause of delight because it carries with it the hope of discovery.

The blessed in the kingdom of heaven will see the punishments of the damned, in order that their bliss be more delightful for them.