If all the sins of the flesh are worthy of condemnation because by them man allows himself to be dominated by that which he has of the animal nature, much more deserving of condemnation are the sins against nature by which man degrades his own animal nature.

Pain itself can be pleasurable accidentally in so far as it is accompanied by wonder, as in stage-plays; or in so far as it recalls a beloved object to one's memory, and makes one feel one's love for the thing, whose absence gives us pain. Consequently, since love is pleasant, both pain and whatever else results from love, in so far as they remind us of our love, are pleasant.

Every cell in us worships God.

Eternity is called whole, not because it has parts, but because it is lacking in nothing.

It is only God who creates. Man merely rearranges.

It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.

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.