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There being an imminent danger for the faith, prelates must be questioned, even publicly, by their subjects.
I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught.
Now, nothing can be brought from potentiality to actual existence except through something actually existing
He suddenly announced that he could not write any more since "All that I have written seems like straw to me."
The highest perfection of human life consists in the mind of man being detached from care, for the sake of God.
The minister to whom confession is made is the delegate of Christ, Who is the Judge of the living and the dead.
Better to illuminate than merely to shine; to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
In the realm of evil thoughts none induces to sin as much as do thoughts that concern the pleasure of the flesh.
Because we cannot know what God is, but only what He is not, we cannot consider how He is but only how He is not.
The theologian considers sin mainly as an offence against God; the moral philosopher as contrary to reasonableness.
Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.
An act of love always tends towards two things; to the good that one wills, and to the person for whom one wills it.
The existence of a prime mover- nothing can move itself; there must be a first mover. The first mover is called God.
But man is freer than all the animals, on account of his free-will, with which he is endowed above all other animals.
It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.
Believing is an act of the intellect assenting to the divine truth by command of the will moved by God through grace.
Jesus Lord, kind Pelican, Cleanse my filth with Thy blood, One drop of which can save The whole world from all its sin
Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church.
The Blessed Eucharist is the perfect Sacrament of the Lord's Passion, since It contains Christ Himself and his Passion.
God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.
Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.
One aspect of neighbourly love is that we must not merely will our neighbours good, but actually work to bring it about.
All men are equal in nature, and also in original sin. It is in the merits and demerits of their actions that they differ.
The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.
Man has free choice, or otherwise counsels, exhortations, commands, prohibitions, rewards and punishments would be in vain.
Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work.
Of all the pursuits open to men, the search for wisdom is most perfect, more sublime, more profitable, and more full of joy.
When the devil is called the god of this world, it is not because he made it, but because we serve him with our worldliness.
Far graver is it to corrupt the faith that is the life of the soul than to counterfeit the money that sustains temporal life.
The proper task of the Savior is that he is a savior; indeed, for this he came into the world: to seek and save what was lost.
Do not wish to jump immediately from the streams to the sea, because one has to go through easier things to the more difficult.
To pretend angels do not exist because they are invisible is to believe we never sleep because we don't see ourselves sleeping.
Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.
There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved.
I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.
If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame.
The blessed in the kingdom of heaven will see the punishments of the damned, in order that their bliss be more delightful for them.
Likewise grace and glory are referred to the same genus, since grace is nothing other than a certain first beginning of glory in us.
It is a sin directly against one's neighbour, since one man cannot over-abound in external riches, without another man lacking them.
It is possible to demonstrate God's existence, although not a priori, yet a posteriori from some work of His more surely known to us.
The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge.
O how unspeakable is this Sacrament which sets our affections ablaze with charity. ... It is the fulfillment of Christ's Mystical Body.
I cannot go on.... All that I have written seems to me like so much straw compared to what I have seen and what has been revealed to me.
The servants of God...whether provoked by word or work, by keeping themselves tranquil and peaceful, evince a perfect nobleness of soul.
O saving Victim, opening wide The gate of heaven to man below, Our foes press on from every side, Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.
The only-begotten Son of God, wanting to make us sharers in His divinity, assumed our nature, so that He, made man, might make men gods.
Law is nothing other than a certain ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by the person who has the care of the community.
I answer that, Even, as in the blessed in heaven there will be most perfect charity, so in the damned there will be the most perfect hate.