Better to illuminate than merely to shine.

Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.

Beware the man of a single book.

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

Bestow upon me, O Lord my God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace thee.

It must be understood that prime matter, and form as well, is neither generated nor corrupted, because every generation is from something to something. Now that from which generation proceeds is matter, and that to which it proceeds is form. So that, if matter or form were generated, there would be a matter for matter and a form for form, endlessly. Whence, there is generation only of the composite, properly speaking.

Man should not consider his material possession his own, but as common to all, so as to share them without hesitation when others are in need.