To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.

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.

Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.

A song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice.

We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides.

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.