Faith does not quench desire, but inflames it.
As the saints will rejoice in all goods, so will the damned grieve for all goods.
There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.
It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.
Prostitution in the towns is like the cesspool in the palace; take away the cesspool and the palace will become an unclean and evil smelling-place.
God should not be called an individual substance, since the principle of individuation is matter.