 To abstain from sin when one can no longer sin is to be forsaken by sin, not to forsake it. |
| We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain. |
| Oh Lord, give me chastity, but do not give it yet. |
| In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? |
| Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. |
| God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. |
| Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is? |
| Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. |
| Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation. |
