 Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering. |
| Hear the other side. |
| He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. |
| If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. |
| Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside that great elemental point. |
| Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. |
| We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs. |
| Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. |
| I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden. |
| Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt. |
| Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider. |
| Charity is no substitute for justice withheld. |
| It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr. |
| Love is the beauty of the soul. Topics: Love |
| Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee. |
| There is no possible source of evil except good. |
| O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. |
| Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist there cannot be any other virtue except in mere appearance. |
| The greatest evil is physical pain. |
| Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. |
