...the goodness of the will depends on the intention of the end.

Perfection of moral virtue does not wholly take away the passions, but regulates them.

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign.... Secondly, a just cause.... Thirdly ... a rightful intention.

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.

Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.

He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught.