Lord Jesus Christ, who stretched out your hands on the cross and redeemed us by your blood, forgive me, a sinner, for none of my thoughts are hidden from you. Pardon I ask, pardon I hope for, pardon I trust to have. You who are pitiful and merciful, spare and forgive me. Amen.

—The Ambrosian Liturgy

Selfishness is the cause of all sorts of evils. From it comes strife and rivalry. From these come jealousies and contentiousness. Out of this that love grows cool when we are in love with human glory and become enslaved to the honors of popularity. One cannot be both a slave to popularity and a true servant of God.

—Chrysostom, Homily on Philippians

To have Faith means only this: to think with assent.

—Augustine, Predestination of the Saints, 2.5