Greed is a sin against God, just as all mortal sins, in as much as man condemns things eternal for the sake of temporal things,

When fear is excessive it can make many a man despair.

A man should remind himself that an object of faith is not scientifically demonstrable, lest presuming to demonstrate what is of faith, he should produce inconclusive reasons and offer occasion for unbelievers to scoff at a faith based on such ground.

Devotion is a certain act of the will by which man gives himself promptly to divine service.

It is a sin directly against one's neighbour, since one man cannot over-abound in external riches, without another man lacking them.

If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame.

No man truly has joy unless he lives in love.

A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends.

There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved.