It is a sin directly against one’s neighbour, since one man cannot over-abound in external riches, without another man lacking them.
Even as in the blessed in heaven there will be most perfect charity, so in the damned there will be the most perfect hate. Wherefore as the saints will rejoice in all goods, so will the damned grieve for all goods. Consequently the sight of the happiness of the saints will give them very great pain.
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.
Prostitution in the towns is like the cesspool in the palace: take away the cesspool and the palace will become an unclean and evil-smelling place.
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.
Mistakes are made on two counts: an argument is either based on error or incorrectly developed.
Since faith rests upon infallible truth, and since the contrary of a truth can never be demonstrated, it is clear that the arguments brought against faith cannot be demonstrations, but are difficulties that can be answered.
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.
Affirmative precepts are distinguished from negative whenever one is not comprised in the other; thus, that of honoring parents does not comprise that of not killing, and vice versa.
A thing is lovable according as it is good. But God is infinite good. Therefore He is infinitely lovable.
One will observe that all things are arranged according to their degrees of beauty and excellence, and that the nearer they are to God, the more beautiful and better they are.
Anger and the like are attributed to God on account of a similitude of effect. Thus, because to punish is properly the act of an angry man, God’s punishment is metaphorically spoken of as His anger.
Sin is a spiritual illness; thus sinners are in need of salvation.
A scrap of knowledge about sublime things is worth more than any amount about trivialities.
Christ was either liar, lunatic, or Lord!
A man’s heart is right when he wills what God wills.
First, I say that he draws near to those who make peace with him. For God is the One who brings about peace; and where else should peace dwell than in peace?
Faith will tell us Christ is present, When our human senses fail.
Anything done against faith or conscience is sinful.
See to whom Jesus is drawing near, three kinds of people: to those who make peace with him, to those who are devoted to God, and to those who are kind to their neighbors.