Faith has to do with things that are not seen and hope with things that are not at hand.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.
A man has free choice to the extent that he is rational.
Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.
As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power.
Man cannot live without joy; therefore when he is deprived of true spiritual joys it is necessary that he become addicted to carnal pleasures.
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.
Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.
Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins.
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.
Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.
Wonder is the desire for knowledge.
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.
Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.
By nature all men are equal in liberty, but not in other endowments.
Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.
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.
To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.
