Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

The mob has many heads but no brains.

Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is.

Our own evil inclinations are far more dangerous than any external enemies.

No one heals himself by wounding another.

The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.

Let your door stand open to receive Him, unlock your soul to Him, offer Him a welcome in your mind, and then you will see the riches of simplicity, the treasures of peace, the joy of grace. Throw wide the gate of your heart, stand before the sun of the everlasting light...

When we speak about wisdom, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about virtue, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about justice, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about peace, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about truth and life and redemption, we are speaking about Christ.

How far, O rich, do you extend your senseless avarice? Do you intend to be the sole inhabitants of the earth? Why do you drive out the fellow sharers of nature, and claim it all for yourselves? The earth was made for all, rich and poor, in common. Why do you rich claim it as your exclusive right?

Prayer is the wing wherewith the soul flies to heaven, and meditation the eye wherewith we see God.