As in paradise, God walks in the Holy Scriptures, seeking man.
There is nothing evil save that which perverts the mind and shackles the conscience.
If you do not give the tenth part to God, he will take the nine parts.
The devil’s snare does not catch you, unless you are first caught by the devil’s bait.
Law is twofold – natural and written. The natural law is in the heart, the written law on tables. All men are under the natural law.
Except a man fear the Lord, he is unable to renounce sin.
We should pray to the angels, for they are given to us as guardians.
He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill. He who is full, refreshes others.
If you have two shirts in your closet, one belongs to you and the other to the man with no shirt.
True repentance is to cease from sin.
In some causes silence is dangerous.
The devil tempts that he may ruin; God tests that he may crown.
It is ingrained in all living creatures, first of all, to preserve their own safety, to guard against what is harmful, to strive for what is advantageous.
A good youth ought to have a fear of God, to be subject to his parents, to give honor to his elders, to preserve his purity; he ought not to despise humility, but should love forbearance and modesty. All these are an ornament to youthful years.
The Psalms are the voices of the church.
God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and especially to those who are faithful to him, let us hold fast to him with all our soul, our heart, our strength, and so enjoy his light and see his glory and possess the grace of supernatural joy.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
And let them remember that prayer should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, so that God and man may talk together; for “we speak to Him when we pray; we hear Him when we read the divine saying.”
Just as riches are an impediment to virtue in the wicked, so in the good they are an aid of virtue.
God drove Cain out of his presence and sent him into exile far away from his native land, so that he passed from a life of human kindness to one which was more akin to the rude existence of a wild beast.