"O Lord and Master of my life, give me not a spirit of sloth, vain curiosity, lust for power and idle talk, but give t…"

"Thy possessions have made thee a hollow image; they have ruined thee and left thee."

"1. Awake, O my harp, thy cords, in praise of Mary the Virgin.Lift up thy voice, and sing the generation utterly marve…"

"This same norm of Apostolic doctrine is firmly maintained by his (Peter's) successors, of him to whom the Lord entrus…"

"(About the Assumption of Mary) She who was conceived without spot and borne without pain, who became mother without l…"

"Of all the things to seek, the first is wisdom, in which lies the form of perfect goodness."

"Wisdom enlightens human beings so that they may recognise themselves."

"Tell me, I beg you, what – among all things – has become the one thing for you, the thing you want to embrace in a un…"

"Omnia disce. Videbis postea nihil esse superfluum. Coartata scientia iucunda non est."

"Delicatus ille est adhuc cui patria dulcis est; fortis autem iam, cui omne solum patria est; perfectus vero, cui mund…"