“Why do you not practise what you preach.”

And as regards Adam and Eve we must maintain that before the fall they were virgins in Paradise: but after they sinned, and were cast out of Paradise, they were immediately married.

Wine is the first weapon that devils use in attacking the young.

A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts.

Virginity can be lost by a thought.

Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.

They please the world most, who please Christ least.

Honest speech does not seek secret places.

Nothing gives us a greater idea of our soul, than that God has given us, at the moment of our birth, an angel to take care of it.

A man who is well grounded in the testimonies of the Scripture is the bulwark of the Church.

There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.

Failure is the inspiration of tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.

Everything has its drawbacks, as the man said when his mother-in-law died, and they came down upon him for the funeral expenses.

Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.

No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.

True friendship ought never to conceal what it thinks.

Matrimony is always a vice, all that can be done is to excuse it and sanctify it; therefore it was made a religious sacrament.

If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.

The secret to my success is practice!

You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.

No amount of meditation, yoga, diet, and reflection will make all of our problems go away, but we can transform our difficulties into our practice until little by little they guide us on our way.

The real practice of love goes beyond satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Wallowing in pleasure can be just as limiting as wallowing in pain if you don’t open your heart beyond the satisfaction of your personal emotional needs.

Men act like brutes in so far as the sequences of their perceptions arise through the principle of memory only, like those empirical physicians who have mere practice without theory.

I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose; they should draw the line at goats, though.

Practice sharing the fullness of your being, your best self, your enthusiasm, your vitality, your spirit, your trust, your openness, above all, your presence. Share it with yourself, with your family, with the world.