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

“The human mind may perceive truth only through thinking, as is clear from Augustine.”

“How is it they live in such harmony, the billions of stars, when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds?”

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

“Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.”

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

“Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.”