If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way.

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.

Love follows knowledge.

The servants of God...whether provoked by word or work, by keeping themselves tranquil and peaceful, evince a perfect nobleness of soul.

Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.

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

Give us, O Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy affection may drag downwards; give us an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear out; give us an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside. Bestow upon us also, O Lord our God, understanding to know you, diligence to seek you, wisdom to find you, and a faithfulness that may finally embrace you; through Jesus Christ our Lord.