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

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

The human mind may perceive truth only through thinking, as is clear from Augustine.

The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Love; It signifies Love, It produces love. The Eucharist is the consummation of the whole spiritual life.

The splendor of a soul in grace is so seductive that it surpasses the beauty of all created things.

A song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.

One aspect of neighbourly love is that we must not merely will our neighbours good, but actually work to bring it about.