Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.

I cannot go on.... All that I have written seems to me like so much straw compared to what I have seen and what has been revealed to me.

The celebration of Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the cross.

If... the motion of the earth were circular, it would be violent and contrary to nature, and could not be eternal, since ... nothing violent is eternal .... It follows, therefore, that the earth is not moved with a circular motion.

Better to illuminate than merely to shine; to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.

Characteristics which define beauty are wholeness, harmony and radiance.

The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against whom it is committed, the graver the sin-it is more criminal to strike a head of state than a private citizen-and God is of infinite greatness. Therefore an infinite punishment is deserved for a sin committed against Him.