All that we do is a means to an end,
but love is an end in itself,
because God is love.

 
St. Benedicta of the Cross, 20th century

As you show kindness, kindness will be shown to you.

 
St. Clement, 1st century

God is a person; love is God.
We will possess God in proportion as we love.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

Love is given by God alone, it abides in Him.

 
St. William of Thierry, 12th century

It is the nature of love
to transform the lover into the object loved.
If we love God, we ourselves become divinized.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

The virtue of patience is such a great gift of God
that we even preach the patience of Him
who bestows it upon us.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

We neither knew nor were able to love God;
but the Creator and Lord of all so loved the world
that he sent his Son for its salvation.

 
St. Hildegard of Bingen, 12th century

Love is the source of all good things;
it is an impregnable defense
and the way that leads to heaven.

 
St. Fulgentius, 6th century