In a false person, sacraments do not produce any effect.

Temperance is simply a disposition of the mind which binds the passion.

Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated save through being contrary to a suitable thing which is loved. And hence it is that every hatred is caused by love.

An act of love always tends towards two things; to the good that one wills, and to the person for whom one wills it.

One day when Thomas Aquinas was preaching to the local populace on the love of God, he saw an old woman listening attentively to his every word. And inspired by her eagerness to learn more about her God whom she loved so dearly, he said to the people: It is better to be this unlearned woman, loving God with all her heart, than the most learned theologian lacking love.

For those with faith, no evidence is necessary; for those without it, no evidence will suffice.

Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.