Management [ Providence ], Knowledge, And Intention

The So-called Evils Are Evils Only In Relation To A Certain Thing, And That Which Is Evil In Relation To A Certain Existing Thing, Either Includes The Non-existence Of That Thing Or The Non-existence Of Some Of Its Good Conditions.

The Prophets Even Express Their Surprise That God Should Take Notice Of Man, Who Is Too Little And Too Unimportant To Be Worthy Of The Attention Of The Creator; How, Then, Should Other Living Creatures Be Considered As Proper Objects For Divine Providence!

When Reading My Present Treatise, Bear In Mind That By "faith" We Do Not Understand Merely That Which Is Uttered With The Lips, But Also That Which Is Apprehended By The Soul, The Conviction That The Object [of Belief] Is Exactly As It Is Apprehended. If, As Regards Real Or Supposed Truths, You Content Yourself With Giving Utterance To Them In Words, Without Apprehending Them Or Believing In Them, Especially If You Do Not Seek Real Truth, You Have A Very Easy Task As, In Fact, You Will Find Many Ignorant People Professing Articles Of Faith Without Connecting Any Idea With Them.

We Are Obligated To Be More Scrupulous In Fulfilling The Commandment Of Charity Than Any Other Positive Commandment Because Charity Is The Sign Of A Righteous Man.

Those Who Believe That... Detailed Rules Originate In A Certain Cause, Are As Far From The Truth As Those Who Assume That The Whole Law Is Useless.