You are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.

There is no greater invitation to love than loving first.

No one can begin a new life, unless he repent of the old.

The heart of man is restless until he finds rest in Thee.

A marriage without children is the world without the sun.

Dilige et quod vis fac. (Love and then what you will, do.)

Choose to love whomsoever thou wilt: all else will follow.

Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.

We are and we know we are and we love to be it and know it.

We can know what God is not, but we cannot know what He is.

Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.

To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

None save great men have been the authors of great heresies.

The punishment of every disordered mind is its own disorder.

It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr.

There is no saint without a past, no sinner without a future.

For what is faith unless it is to believe what you do not see?

This very moment I may, if I desire, become the friend of God.

Heretics think false things about God and call it their faith.

Let us sing a new song, not with our lips, but with our lives.

Go forth on your path, as it exists only through your walking.

The ministry is a weight from which even an angel might shrink

For it is better to suffer a little want than to have too much.

Nothing conquers except truth and the victory of truth is love.

It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.

Even the straws under my knees shout to distract me from prayer

The sole purpose of life is to gain merit for life in eternity.

Love, and He will draw near; love, and He will dwell within you.

There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

What is time? If I am not asked, I know; if I am asked, I don't.

The dove loves when it quarrels; the wolf hates when it flatters.

War should we waged without love of violence, cruelty, or enmity.

Believe in order to Understand and Understand in order to Believe

What are kingdoms without justice? They're just gangs of bandits.

Lust indulged became habit, and habit unresisted became necessity.

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.

He who thinks he lives without sin puts aside not sin, but pardon.

Free curiosity is of more value in learning than harsh discipline.

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.

No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.

Every visible thing in this world is put in the charge of an angel.

If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.

The will is truly free, when it is not the slave of vices and sins.

Suppress prostitution, and capricious lusts will overthrow society.

Our rewards in heaven are a result of God's crowning His own gifts.

If God is, why is there evil? But if God is not, why is there good?

For what am I to myself without You, but a guide to my own downfall?

The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass.

In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.

Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal.

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