Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
To disparage the dictate of reason is equivalent to contemning the command of God.
The soul is perfected by knowledge and virtue.
Humility is the mark of a genuine disciple.
Devotion is a certain act of the will by which man gives himself promptly to divine service.
There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.