“There would not be a perfect likeness of God in the universe if all things were of one grade of being.”

“There must be must be a first mover existing above all – and this we call God.”

“It is necessary for the perfection of human society that there should be men who devote their lives to contemplation.”

“God loves his creatures, and he loves each one the more, the more it shares his own goodness, which is the first and primary object of his love. Therefore he wants the desires of his rational creatures to be fulfilled because they share most perfectly of all creatures the goodness of god. And his will is an accomplisher of things because he is the cause of things by his will. So it belongs to the divine goodness to fulfill the desires of rational creatures which are put to him in prayer.”

“Obedience unites us so closely to God that it in a way transforms us into Him, so that we have no other will but His.If obedience is lacking, even prayer cannot be pleasing to God.”

“Faith has to do with things that are not seen, and hope with things that are not in hand.”

“I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.”